Saturday 18 October at 19:30

The conflict between Eteocles and Polynices, the two sons of the dead king Oedipus, who claimed the throne of the seven-gate Thebes, ends with the death of both and the new king, Creon, orders that Polynices' body remain unburied because he dared to campaign against the city that raised him. But his sister, Antigone, disobeys Creon's order and buries his body, a decision that will have tragic consequences... Papas’ first cinematic tragedy coincides with an ambitious attempt by George Tzavellas to “humanize” Sophocles' work through the use of mundane language and an ordinary appearance to the leading characters. Something that naturally angered the purist Greek critics of the time, but did not prevent the film from pursuing a triumphant festival career in Berlin, San Francisco and Thessaloniki. At the Thessaloniki Film Festival, in fact, Papas was honored with the Best Actress Award, while Argyris Kounadis' music was also awarded.