Trilogia: To livadi pou dakryzei (2004)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Theodoros Angelopoulos

Writers:

Theodoros Angelopoulos (idea)
Theodoros Angelopoulos (screenplay)
(more)

Release Date:

20 February 2004 (Greece)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance

Plot:

This is the first film of Theo Angelopoulos' trilogy. The story starts in 1919 with some greek refugees...

Plot Keywords:

Refugee | Village | Poetic | Early 20th Century | Fascism

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Alexandra Aidini	...	Eleni
Nikos Poursanidis	...	Mihalis
Giorgos Armenis	...	Nikos
Vassilis Kolovos	...	Spyros
Eva Kotamanidou	...	Kassandra
Toula Stathopoulou	...	Woman in the Coffee House
Thalia Argiriou	...	Danai
Smaro Gaitanidou
Mihalis Giannatos	...	Zisis
Grigoris Evangelatos	...	Teacher
Aliki Kamineli
Amdromachi Chrisomelli
Alex Moukanos
Dimitris Kolovos
Thodoros Teknetzidis
Foulis Boudouroglou
Theofilos Alexopoulos
Than. Alexopoulos
Pas. Karaolanis
Vas. Karaolanis
P. Vasileiadis
D. Kalos
K. Tatsis
Hr. Bakalaki
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monika Aivatzoglou
Aias Anagnostidis
Amy Androulidaki
Soulis Apostolidis
Claudia Delmer
Spyros Dimitriou
Vana Fitsori
Giorgos Giavropoulos
Zaharias Halkidis
Spyros Harelas
Maria Hatziioannidou
George Houliaras
Thanos Hronis
Antigoni Ioannou
Vassilia Kavouka
Giorgos Kosmidis
Dimitris Kyanidis
Hristos Liappis
Giannis Mitsis
Papa-Sokratis
Zaharias Papasymeonidis
Taxiarhis Pardalis
Stavros Parharidis
Giorgos Sfyridis
Giota Sofikiti
Maria Stabolidou
Sofia Stefanidou
Kyriakos Tantses
Hara Toufexi
Filio Tsaliki
Valerios Tsalouhidis
Vasilis Tselebis
Kostas Tsougras
Viktoria Viktoratou
Stathis Zigeridis
Anna Sotiroudi	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Theodoros Angelopoulos

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Theodoros Angelopoulos		idea
Theodoros Angelopoulos		screenplay
Tonino Guerra		co-writer
Petros Markaris		co-writer
Giorgio Silvagni		co-writer

Produced by
Theodoros Angelopoulos	....	producer
Phoebe Economopoulos	....	associate producer
Reinhold Elschot	....	producer
Jean Labadie	....	co-producer
Kostas Lambropoulos	....	pre-production producer
Peter Nadermann	....	producer
Amedeo Pagani	....	co-producer
Nikos Sekeris	....	executive producer
Giorgio Silvagni	....	co-producer
Meinolf Zurhorst	....	producer

Original Music by
Eleni Karaindrou

Cinematography by
Andreas Sinanos

Film Editing by
Giorgos Triandafyllou

Casting by
Harris Papadopoulos

Production Design by
Kostas Lambropoulos

Set Decoration by
Costas Dimitriadis
Giorgos Patsas

Costume Design by
Ioulia Stavridou

Makeup Department
Dimitra Dala	....	hair stylist
Paressa Ioannidou	....	assistant makeup artist
Lydia Maleviti	....	wigs
Mipas	....	wigs
Vaso Sidiropoulou	....	assistant hair stylist
Giorgos Skendros	....	wigs
Danièle Vuarin	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Giannis Iakovidis	....	production manager
Marina Ypsilanti	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katerina Aggelopoulou	....	second assistant director
Eleni Angelopoulos	....	second assistant director
Monica Baxevani	....	assistant director
Takis Katselis	....	assistant director
Margarita Manda	....	assistant director

Art Department
Alexandros Alexiou	....	construction
Dimitris Avgeros	....	property master: Thessaloniki
Harisis Fragopoulos	....	construction: Kerkini
Dimitris Giamloglou	....	assistant property master
Kostas Gougakis	....	construction: Kerkini
Giorgos Haitas	....	construction
Gerassimos Karvounis	....	property master: Piraeus
Kostas Mavroudis	....	construction: Kerkini
Ilias Pegas	....	construction: Kerkini
Pashalis Petkoudis	....	construction
Pavlos Raftopoulos	....	construction
Mihalis Samiotis	....	set dresser
Nikos Triandafilopoulos	....	set dresser
Babis Triantis	....	property master: Piraeus
Vasilis Tsogas	....	architect
Manolis Vafeiadis	....	construction

Sound Department
Marinos Athanassopoulos	....	sound recordist
Bernard Leroux	....	sound mixer
Vangelis Papadopoulos	....	assistant sound
Kostas Varybopiotis	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Lucio Farina	....	visual effects
Nikos Outsikas	....	illustrator
David Bush	....	digital effects consultant (uncredited)
Massimo Cipollina	....	cg artist (uncredited)
Primo De Santis	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Harold Herbert	....	inferno artist (uncredited)
Giulia Infurna	....	digital compositor: Proxima (uncredited)
Gian Luca Rizzo	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Salvo Severino	....	cg supervisor (uncredited)
Nicola Sganga	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Giuseppe Squillaci	....	visual effects supervisor: Proxima (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ljubomir Despotovic	....	best boy electric
Dragoljub Eric	....	electrician
Milos Eric	....	best boy electric
Slobodan Gojkovic	....	electrician
Sakis Kioussis	....	electrician
Hristos Kostavasilis	....	best boy electric
Slavisa Latinicic	....	best boy grip
Stelios Lepidakis	....	electrician
Gradimir Novakovic	....	best boy electric
Vangelis Roussis	....	best boy electric
Grigoris Samiotis	....	grip
Dimitris Stabolis	....	electrician
Hrysostomos Theodoroudis	....	best boy electric
Damianos Timios	....	best boy electric
Triandafyllos Tsiorakis	....	best boy grip
Omar Zeki	....	best boy grip
Akis Zorbas	....	assistant camera
Vangelis Kolokythas	....	steadicam assistant (uncredited)
Michael Tsimperopoulos	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Alexandros Labridis	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anastasia Havouta	....	assistant costume designer
Triada Papadaki	....	assistant costume designer
Dafni Tsakota	....	seamstress
Katerina Tsakota	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Nikos Adamopoulos	....	negative editor
Nikos Katoufas	....	colorist
Manolis Sakkadakis	....	vision mixer

Music Department
Dinos Apostolou	....	musician
Akis Arhontis	....	musician
Nikos Arhontis	....	musician
Nasos Bartzoukos	....	musician
Maria Bildea	....	musician: harp
Manfred Eicher	....	music producer
Vasilis Gantzos	....	musician
Aristeidis Gimoulis	....	musician
Thodoros Hristopoulos	....	musician
Vangelis Kantouris	....	musician
Giorgos Karyotis	....	score recordist
Konstadinos Mammos	....	musician
Sergiu Nastaza	....	musician: violin
Manolis Panagiotakis	....	musician
Giorgos Penetis	....	musician
Kostas Raptis	....	musician: accordion
Angelos Repanis	....	musician: contrabass
Renato Ripo	....	musician: violoncello
Luan Rustem	....	musician
Fotis Siotas	....	musician
Vangelis Skoufas	....	musician: corno
Kostas Tsougras	....	musician

Other crew
Amy Androulidaki	....	production secretary
Monica Baxevani	....	script supervisor
Danai Daskalaki	....	production secretary
Thodoris Doxas	....	production assistant: Thessaloniki
Hristina Goleka	....	production assistant: Thessaloniki
Theodora Grigori	....	production assistant
Kostas Kefalas	....	production assistant
Dimitris Kyanidis	....	dance instructor
Takis Liapis	....	production assistant: Kerkini
Sofia Melikidou	....	production secretary
Kostas Pantzidis	....	production assistant: Kerkini
Maria Polyviou	....	production secretary
Marilena Simantira	....	production secretary
Lakis Siomos	....	production assistant: Kerkini
Vouvoula Skoura	....	titles
Dimitris Sofikitis	....	location scout

Thanks
Eleni Apostolou	....	thanks
Sakis Arnaoutoglou	....	thanks
Thanos Fatouros	....	thanks
Nikos Foutzopoulos	....	thanks
Panagiotis Hatzigiannis	....	thanks
Maria Karavia	....	thanks
Thomas Katsiantonis	....	thanks
Thanasis Kortsaridis	....	thanks
Aristos Kouklis	....	thanks
Labros Liavas	....	thanks
Niki Moukouli	....	thanks
Thanos Moukoulis	....	thanks
Thodoros Naziridis	....	thanks
George Papadakis	....	thanks
Grigoris Papadopoulos	....	thanks
Marianna Papadopoulou	....	thanks
Giorgos Papastefanou	....	thanks
Stavros Petsopoulos	....	thanks
Kostas Pogonidis	....	thanks
Theoharis Raikoftsalis	....	acknowledgment
Apostolos Ravnalis	....	thanks
Dimitris Ravnalis	....	thanks
Miranda Terzopoulou	....	thanks
Sotiris Theofanis	....	thanks
Manolis Tsakiris	....	thanks
Kyriakos Tzekos	....	thanks
Leonidas Vardaros	....	thanks
Dimitris Voulgaris	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Hellenic Radio & Television (ERT)
• Attica Art Productions
• Bac Films
• Intermédias
• arte France Cinéma
• Classic
• Istituto Luce
• Rai Cinemafiction (participation)
• Networ
• Movie Reinhold Elschot
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
• Eurimages
• Canal+ (participation)
• Greek Film Center
• Network Movie Film-und Fernsehproduktion
• Rai Cinema
• Theo Angelopoulos Films
• ZDF/Arte

Distributors

• Celluloid Dreams (2004) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Bac Films (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Istituto Luce (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Artificial Eye (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Bowjapan (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Bright Angel Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• New Yorker Films (2005) (USA) (all media)
• Pelicanfilms (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Rosebud (2004) (Greece) (all media)

Special Effects

• Proxima (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Accelere  sound post-production
• Bank Union of Greece  sponsor
• Bank of Greece  thanks
• Cinecittà Digital  post-production
• Cinemagic  post-production
• Cinéphase  sound post-production
• Cinéstéréo  sound post-production
• ECM Records  soundtrack
• G. Lazaridis  lighting equipment
• Greek Ministry of Culture  thanks
• Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE)  sponsor
• Kodak  film stock
• L.C. Pompei, Rome  wardrobe
• Memigraf  titles
• Ministry of Development  thanks
• Ministry of Merchantile Marine  thanks
• Ministry of National Defense  thanks
• Ministry of Transport and Communications  thanks
• Ministry of the Interior  thanks
• Municipality of Florina  thanks
• Municipality of Irakleia  thanks
• Municipality of Kerkini  thanks
• Municipality of Petritsi  thanks
• Municipality of Pireus  thanks
• Municipality of Sidirokastro  thanks
• Municipality of Thessaloniki  sponsor
• National Bank of Greece  thanks
• Olympic Airways  sponsor
• Polysound  recording studio
• Public Electricity Company  thanks
• Studio Ihos & Eikona  avid editing
• Syrogianni  wardrobe
• Thessaloniki Film Festival  thanks
• Tirelli Costumi  wardrobe (as Costumi Sartoria Tirelli Roma)
• Tonikon  camera equipment provided by
• Vestiario  wardrobe

Also Known As:

Τριλογία 1: Το Λιβάδι που δακρύζει (Greece)
Eleni (France)
La sorgente del fiume (Italy)
La terre qui pleure (France)
The Weeping Meadow (Europe: English title)
Trilogie: Die Erde weint (Germany)
Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (International: English title)

Runtime:

Greece:185 min | Canada:170 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:170 min

Country:

Greece | France | Italy | Germany

Language:

Greek

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Thessaloniki, Greece

Company:

Hellenic Radio & Television (ERT)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nea Odyssos, to horio tou nerou (2008)

Soundtrack:

Eimai erotevmenos me ta matia sou

Angelopoulos can do no wrong

I think anyone familiar with Angelopoulos knows what to expect with his films: long, drawn out, meticulously planned shots that slowly scan environments, with the image composed of not only the foreground but hundreds of yards into the background. I guess some are not impressed with the director's style, but that really astounds me. I definitely see the man as a master of his medium, and The Weeping Meadow is as good as any of his other films – every one I've seen so far is a masterpiece or close to it. This film has a lot in common with the director's first big success, The Traveling Players. It follows a little girl, Eleni, from 1919 to the time of the Greek Civil War, at the end of WWII. And, as the title implies, it's a great tragedy. There is a lot of weeping. It may be long and slow, but it's always gripping. Angelopoulos' imagery is second to none in modern cinema. There are just so many jaw-dropping sequences. My favorite was the one where the camera explored its way through a maze of bed sheets drying on clotheslines, discovering various musicians hidden within. It's not a complaint, per se, but if you're going to watch the film beware of its chronological ellipses. The film can skip ahead years in just a second, when the pace usually makes each second feel like years (in a good way!). I hope New Yorker video, or some other company, digs up the Angelopoulos films that have been unavailable so far, and puts The Traveling Players on DVD, as well.