The Weeping Meadow backdrop
The Weeping Meadow poster
Trailer
The Weeping Meadow
7.5
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2h 49m
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2004
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Released
Overview
The first part of an incomplete trilogy telling the story of the greek people. The film begins in 1919, with Greek immigrants from Odessa arriving near Thessaloniki. Led by the charismatic Spyros, they establish a new settlement in the delta of a river. The youngest of the settlers are Spyros' son Alexis and an orphan from Odessa, Eleni. A strong, almost incestuous affection develops between the teenagers, resulting in twins who are given to a foster family. Also standing in the way of love is Spyros, determined to take his foster daughter as his wife. The lovers then decide to flee the village, persecuted by their father, leading a life of exile. As Alexis joins a group of musicians planning to go to the United States, Eleni regains custody of the twins. Angelopoulos, as in previous films, looks at the sacrifice of civilians confronted by the workers' demonstrations of 1935, the rule of Metaxas' fascist junta and forced emigration to America, and finally the civil war of 1944-1949.

Cast
Alexandra Aidini poster
Alexandra Aidini
Eleni
Nikos Poursanidis poster
Nikos Poursanidis
Alexis
Giorgos Armenis poster
Giorgos Armenis
Nikos
Vasilis Kolovos poster
Vasilis Kolovos
Spyros
Eva Kotamanidou poster
Eva Kotamanidou
Kassandra
Toula Stathopoulou poster
Toula Stathopoulou
Woman in the Coffee House
Thalia Argyriou poster
Thalia Argyriou
Danai
Smaro Gaitanidou poster
Smaro Gaitanidou
Mihalis Giannatos poster
Mihalis Giannatos
Zisis
Grigoris Evangelatos poster
Grigoris Evangelatos
Teacher
Aliki Kamineli poster
Aliki Kamineli
Amdromachi Chrisomelli poster
Amdromachi Chrisomelli
Alex Moukanos poster
Alex Moukanos
Dimitris Kolovos poster
Dimitris Kolovos
Thodoros Teknetzidis poster
Thodoros Teknetzidis
Foulis Boudouroglou poster
Foulis Boudouroglou
Theofilos Alexopoulos poster
Theofilos Alexopoulos
Than. Alexopoulos poster
Than. Alexopoulos
Pas. Karaolanis poster
Pas. Karaolanis
Vas. Karaolanis poster
Vas. Karaolanis

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