"The Trojan Women" Is a film on war specifically. That being the Achaean's destruction of Troy. "Trojan Women" is highly classical in look, given that it is now 50 years ago.
Chosen is a style that falls wonderfully midway between literal realism of the film's exterior landscapes and the poetic realism of the play's language.
All of these women are good actresses, their manners and methods ar different from one another but all give the full reach of the drama taking place.
The movie was shot in Spain and features Katharine Hepburn playing old, gray-headed Hecuba, the defeated Queen of Troy. Hecuba is the center and the power of all of the Trojan women.
She is the leader, no question and with it, shows a determined strength, over the horrors the Greeks have committed on her family, Troy and the human race. Her mourning over her grandson's lifeless body is nothing short of portaying the sadness of personal loss.
Miss Hepburn speaks most of her lines with true emotional grief.... and in her final confrontation with Helen (the one who has brought the ruin down upon them all) her Hecuba more than suggests, a real depth and passion over all that's transpired.
Aside from the ladies, this is a part that, for whatever reason, I unintentionally laugh at some. - Herald: "Tell Menelaus to come at once to the women's camp." Soldier: "What is it?" Herald: "They're after Helen's blood!")
Genevieve Bujold, the French-Canadian actress, is Cassandra. Vanessa Redgrave, as Andromache, and Irene Papas, as Helen, are quite interesting to watch as , when they appear, take over the proceedings.
I have to say, one scene in particular that fooled me (as it had been a great while since I viewed this. One of the Greek soldiers leads a young boy off, they get to a point, he toussels the boy's hair...and next thing you know, he has hurtled him from the cliff! (The fall indicated by using a camera to double as the boy.)
It's still a debated thing, whether or not this 12th century B. C. war actually took place but, in terms of just demonstrating the pains that war can bring upon others, it makes it seem as real as any other wars that we do know took place.
"The Trojan Women" succeeds in every way for me". - 10 Stars . (END)
Chosen is a style that falls wonderfully midway between literal realism of the film's exterior landscapes and the poetic realism of the play's language.
All of these women are good actresses, their manners and methods ar different from one another but all give the full reach of the drama taking place.
The movie was shot in Spain and features Katharine Hepburn playing old, gray-headed Hecuba, the defeated Queen of Troy. Hecuba is the center and the power of all of the Trojan women.
She is the leader, no question and with it, shows a determined strength, over the horrors the Greeks have committed on her family, Troy and the human race. Her mourning over her grandson's lifeless body is nothing short of portaying the sadness of personal loss.
Miss Hepburn speaks most of her lines with true emotional grief.... and in her final confrontation with Helen (the one who has brought the ruin down upon them all) her Hecuba more than suggests, a real depth and passion over all that's transpired.
Aside from the ladies, this is a part that, for whatever reason, I unintentionally laugh at some. - Herald: "Tell Menelaus to come at once to the women's camp." Soldier: "What is it?" Herald: "They're after Helen's blood!")
Genevieve Bujold, the French-Canadian actress, is Cassandra. Vanessa Redgrave, as Andromache, and Irene Papas, as Helen, are quite interesting to watch as , when they appear, take over the proceedings.
I have to say, one scene in particular that fooled me (as it had been a great while since I viewed this. One of the Greek soldiers leads a young boy off, they get to a point, he toussels the boy's hair...and next thing you know, he has hurtled him from the cliff! (The fall indicated by using a camera to double as the boy.)
It's still a debated thing, whether or not this 12th century B. C. war actually took place but, in terms of just demonstrating the pains that war can bring upon others, it makes it seem as real as any other wars that we do know took place.
"The Trojan Women" succeeds in every way for me". - 10 Stars . (END)