The Illiac Passion (1967)

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 comm...unes 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. more

Directing:
  • Gregory J. Markopoulos

Writing:
  • Aeschylus
  • Gregory J. Markopoulos
  • Henry David Thoreau

Stars:
Release Date: 1967-12-30
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 90

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Taylor Mead
Taylor Mead
The Demon or Sprite
Jack Smith
Jack Smith
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Gregory J. Markopoulos
Gregory J. Ma...
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Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Poseidon
Paul Swan
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Zeus
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