Phèdre /

According to Greek legend, Theseus returned from war on Crete to become a king of Athens and took Phèdre, the daughter of the vanquished King Minos, to be his wife. Phèdre fell in love with the king's son Hippolyte, but he did not return her love. Phèdre caused the king to be wrongly jealous of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Société nationale de télévision en couleur "Antenne 2.", Société française de photographie (1955), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors:	Cardinal, Pierre, 1924-, Pontonnier, Michel, Ziraoui, Mustapha, Saydaoui, Said, Lemay, Claude, Lahlou, Latif, Rayer, Maud, Sapritch, Alice, Brendel, Christian, Montgermont, Martine, Giraud, Claude, 1936-, Manuel, Denis, Racine, Jean, 1639-1699
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	French
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2003]
Subjects:	Phaedra > (Greek mythological character) > Drama.

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Summary:	According to Greek legend, Theseus returned from war on Crete to become a king of Athens and took Phèdre, the daughter of the vanquished King Minos, to be his wife. Phèdre fell in love with the king's son Hippolyte, but he did not return her love. Phèdre caused the king to be wrongly jealous of his son and prayed to Neptune to destroy him. Hippolyte was killed by a sea monster and Phèdre killed herself in remorse.
Item Description:	In French. Originally broadcast as a television program in 1987. Based on the play by Jean Racine. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Michel Carre ; production directors, Claude Lemay, Latif Lahlou ; editor, Yvon Lemière, Suzy Darmagnac.