Watch The Illiac Passion (1967) Online!

Prometheus, on an Odyssean journey, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge in search of the characters of his imagination. After meeting the Muse, he proceeds to the "forest." There, under an apple tree, he communes with his selves, represented by celebrated personages from the New York "underground scene" who appear as modern correlatives to the figures of Greek mythology. The filmmaker, who narrates the situations with a translation of Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound , finds the personalities of his characters to have a timeless universality.

Directing:
  • Gregory J. Markopoulos

Writing:
  • Aeschylus
  • Gregory J. Markopoulos

Stars:
Release Date: 1967-12-30
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 90
Taylor Mead
Taylor Mead
The Demon or Sprite
Jack Smith
Jack Smith
Orpheus
Gerard Malanga
Gerard Malang...
Ganymede
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Poseidon
Gregory J. Markopoulos
Gregory J. Ma...
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