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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: Greek ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN, SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: The Weeping Meadow is the first film in Theo Angelopoulos' 'Trilogy', that tells of the fate of the Greek people through the relationship between two refugees - a relationship that spans the 20th century all the way to the early 21st. The story begins in 1919 with Greek refugees from Odessa arriving somewhere near Thessaloniki. Among these settlers are Spyros; his wife, Danae and their 11-year old son Alexis. Also under the families guidence is Eleni, a young orphan who is the same age as Alexis. Years later, and Spyros' family are prospering, but Eleni has fallen pregnant by Alexis. resulting in twin babies, Yannis and Yorgis. Forced to birth the children in secret, she passes them on for adoption. When Spyros' wife dies, he becomes obsessed with Eleni and their marriage is arranged. However, Eleni flees with Alexis and they flee from Spyros. But, the vengeful Spyros is determined to track them down. Angelopoulos' sweeping epic is a magnificent, visually stunning reflection on the turbulent history of Greece in the 20th century. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Berlin International Film Festival, European Film Awards, ...Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow ( Trilogia: To livadi pou dakryzei ) ( La sorgente del fiume (La terre qui pleure) )
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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow" is a visual feast of superbly imagined and exquisitely constructed images. It is similar in nature to the films of Tarkovsky and Tarr with their slow tracking shots,beautiful settings and long pensive silences. "Trilogy" follows the tale of a brother and adopted sister's love affair from 1919 to 1945 and the film is set against events from Greek history during that time such as the flight from Odessa,the rise of Fascism and the Second World War. The path of true love never runs smoothly and most of the leading characters are no strangers to tragedy as this epic film unfolds. Memorable images abound in the film; the avenue of sheets by the railway, the wedding, the theatre and the remarkable funeral scenes by the river. This alone makes this film worth a 5 star rating. The only downside of the film is the somewhat less than charismatic acting by the two main characters, Alexi and Eleni, who fail to make the most of their sumptuous surroundings, often leaving the viewer indifferent to their plight.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As for the film itself, I cannot add anything that hasn't already been said in those reviews that contain words like "masterpiece" or "epic". But I have a few technical remarks on this DVD release that some of you may be interested in.
Image Ratio: 16:9 (1:1.78)
Soundtrack: AC3 2.0 - pitch-corrected
Extras:
- Interview with Theo Angelopoulos (26 min.)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Theo Angelopoulos Filmography & Short Biography
Note that this release does *not* have the "booklet with a print interview with Angelopoulos, an abridged modern Greek history timeline, and an essay by the director" the region 1 NTSC release by New Yorker Films comes with.
The outstanding feature for me though is the pitch-corrected soundtrack, i.e. even though the film runs slightly faster on a PAL DVD (25 fps) than at the cinema (24 fps), the sound you hear has the correct pitch. To my knowledge, far too few PAL DVDs are mastered with such care. Big plus here, especially in combination with this film's stunningly beautiful music.
Image Ratio: 16:9 (1:1.78)
Soundtrack: AC3 2.0 - pitch-corrected
Extras:
- Interview with Theo Angelopoulos (26 min.)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Theo Angelopoulos Filmography & Short Biography
Note that this release does *not* have the "booklet with a print interview with Angelopoulos, an abridged modern Greek history timeline, and an essay by the director" the region 1 NTSC release by New Yorker Films comes with.
The outstanding feature for me though is the pitch-corrected soundtrack, i.e. even though the film runs slightly faster on a PAL DVD (25 fps) than at the cinema (24 fps), the sound you hear has the correct pitch. To my knowledge, far too few PAL DVDs are mastered with such care. Big plus here, especially in combination with this film's stunningly beautiful music.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"The Weeping Meadow", the first part in the intended trilogy, is a film of exquisite quiet imagery. The viewer is allowed to succumb into the scenery, for practically everything in this film presented with the slow moving camera. It makes for some excellent moments, (and music is great,) but at one point one does start wondering whether this slowness has always a thing to contribute. With everything so slow, the film suffers in the overall dynamics as nothing gets accentuated over anything else. Moreover, as if in a Greek epic, the film is every bit as tragic as it could, almost to the point of surviving the pain meaningfully. Yet all in all, it is a rather unusual film and the message of the story is eventually left open, as if to be revealed in a later part.
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Sloooooow zoom
Well now. By the time the film ended, I realised that I had enjoyed it a lot. But in honesty, those immensely slow camera zooms in & out did get rather tedious. Read more
Published 6 months ago by D. High
Will parts two and three ever appear?
I loved this film, I can only agree with the views of the other reviewers, great story, wonderful scenery, lovely cinematography, spot on script and good acting. Read more
Published 16 months ago by K. Kenny
Weeping Meadow
Angelopoulos' unforgettble images fill the memory with impressions of his recollections of Greece's troubled first half of the 20th century. Read more
Published 16 months ago by ian
Beautiful and deeply moving
Perhaps the most emotional of Angelopoulos' films so far. While it occasionally flirts with melodrama, it's ultimately heartbreaking while losing none of the film-maker's usual... Read more
Published 17 months ago by K. Gordon
A Film About Laundry And Boats?
There is a hell of a lot of exaggeration about this film. Sure it is an epic in that it is nearly 3 hours long and take in half a century of history. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by Denis Joe
Stunning cinematography but dramatically tedious
It is with some trepidation that I say, given the glowing reviews, I cannot regard this film with much regard. The cinematography is original and sometimes quite stunning. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2006 by Dr. R. G. Bullock
Angelopoulos reaches new heights
Whilst many of the cinematic methods and visual symbols in 'The Weeping Meadow' will be familiar to those who know Angelopoulos' work this film does signal a new departure. Read more
Published on 9 May 2005
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