Phaedra (1962)
Release Date: Jan 1, 1962 Wide
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Inspired by Euripedes' tragedy Hippolytus and set in modern times, this allegorical tale centers on the love triangle between a fabulously wealthy Greek shipping magnate, his lonely second wife, and his first-born son. The affair between the wife and her stepson begins soon after she arrives in London to bring him back to Greece so her husband can teach him about shipping and he can marry another tycoon's daughter to cement a new alliance. Though the son quickly falls in love with his beautiful
Jan 1, 1962 Wide
Lopert Pictures Corporation
Cast
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Melina Mercouri
Phaedra -
Anthony Perkins
Alexis -
Raf Vallone
Thanos -
Elizabeth Ercy
Ercy -
Olympia Papadouka
Anna -
George Saris
Ariadne -
Andreas Philippides
Andreas -
Jules Dassin
Christo -
Alexis Pezas
Dimitri -
Marc Bohan
Himself -
Kostas Baladimas
Dimo
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All Critics (3) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)
Unlike wine, bad films do not get better with age.
I found it entertaining as a bad film, one that detracts from the Greek tragedy with ludicrous offerings of sex.
"Phaedra" straddles a line between ancient and modern sensibilities. It is an undervalued and underseen example of mythology adapted to cinema.
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