Rotten
The Weeping Meadow doesn't offer quite enough sugar for its harsh medicine to go down easily.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Overview
The first part of an incomplete trilogy telling the story of the greek people. The film begins in 1919, with Greek immigrants from Odessa arriving near Thessaloniki. Led by the charismatic Spyros, they establish a new settlement in the delta of a river. The youngest of the settlers are Spyros' son Alexis and an orphan from Odessa, Eleni. A strong, almost incestuous affection develops between the teenagers, resulting in twins who are given to a foster family. Also standing in the way of love is Spyros, determined to take his foster daughter as his wife. The lovers then decide to flee the village, persecuted by their father, leading a life of exile. As Alexis joins a group of musicians planning to go to the United States, Eleni regains custody of the twins. Angelopoulos, as in previous films, looks at the sacrifice of civilians confronted by the workers' demonstrations of 1935, the rule of Metaxas' fascist junta and forced emigration to America, and finally the civil war of 1944-1949.
Director and cast
- Theo Angelopoulos Director
- Alexandra Aidini as Eleni
- Nikos Poursanidis as Alexis
- Giorgos Armenis as Nikos
- Vasilis Kolovos as Spyros
- Eva Kotamanidou as Kassandra
- Toula Stathopoulou as Woman in the Coffee House
- Thalia Argyriou as Danai
- Smaro Gaitanidou Cast
- Mihalis Giannatos as Zisis
- Grigoris Evangelatos as Teacher
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
68%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a typically poetic film, rich in powerful imagery, which sees a bitter personal tragedy unfold against the major events of 20th century Greece.
Richard James Havis, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
We get a distractingly vapid couple who tend to drain the emotional resonance of these extraordinary, ever-shifting tableaux.
Ronnie Scheib, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Churns like classic tragedy while its pace is set by Angelopoulos' trademark, spooky portentousness.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Rotten
This is the first of an announced trilogy, but it already feels as long as the 20th century itself.
Keith Phipps, AV Club
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