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Distinguished Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos directs the great Marcello Mastroianni in this extraordinary and beautifully photographed tale of self-discovery. Mastroianni plays Spyros, a schoolmaster of late middle-age who, like his father before him, is also a beekeeper. Disenchanted and unfulfilled by his life, Spyros takes leave of his wife and grown children to embark on a solitary journey in search of the emerging springtime flowers for his cherished beehives. Moving from village to village, he encounters a young girl hitchhiker who awakens in him feelings that start to become an obsession. Charged with quiet emotional intensity, The Beekeeper is a moving and powerful film about a man s struggle to find release from the spectre of the past.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Greek ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Distinguished Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos directs the great Marcello Mastroianni in this extraordinary and beautifully photographed tale of self-discovery. Mastroianni plays Spyros, a schoolmaster of late middle-age who, like his father before him, is also a beekeeper. Disenchanted and unfulfilled by his life, Spyros takes leave of his wife and grown children to embark on a solitary journey in search of the emerging springtime flowers for his cherished beehives. Moving from village to village, he encounters a young girl hitchhiker who awakens in him feelings that start to become an obsession. Charged with quiet emotional intensity, The Beekeeper is a moving and powerful film about a man s struggle to find release from the spectre of the past. ...The Beekeeper ( O melissokomos ) ( Il volo (L'apiculteur) )
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
One of the film people will study about in future. An extraordinary performance by Mastroianni under the well-known breathtaking direction of Angelopoulos.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A simple story well told with compeling performances which takes you in different places than you expect to go. A middle aged beekeeper meets the last few friends who still move bees at certain times of the year, he then picks up a hitchhiker, a young free spirited girl who both uses and and loves ther older man.
A long, slow and deep story which makes you question who is using who. It also comments very well changing times.
A long, slow and deep story which makes you question who is using who. It also comments very well changing times.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By DG Wing
Format:DVD
The film is very slow to start and very slow to end, however, once you are in the mood for such a slow burner the storyline wraps you up and takes you on the journey with Spyro. Watch this when your looking for the reflection and respite of a busy period.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Savage, thoughtful, poignant.....
I came via this film by way of leading man Marcello Mastroianni, in many of Fellini's greats, though I actually preferred his performance alongside Guilietta Masina in Ginger and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Tim Kidner
3.0 out of 5 stars
A very expensive and boring way of saying nothing - though maybe not...
I found this a painfully slow film to watch with little or nothing to recommend it by way of theme, plot or characterisation. Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2011 by Spailpin Fanach
1.0 out of 5 stars
Dreadful
A dreadful, slow, boring film, such a brilliant famous actor and yet he barely manages to get a full sentance out during the whole film. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2010 by Sootie
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