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On the streets of totalitarian Milan, the streets are strewn with the corpses of rebels, mandated by the regime and ignored by citizens, who have grown accustomed to the sight and stench of death. But Antigone, who is grieving her brother's death, defies the ban with the help of a foreigner, Ti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cavani, Liliana (Author, Screenwriter)
Other Authors: Moscati, Italo (Screenwriter), Clémenti, Pierre, 1942-1999 (Actor), Ekland, Britt, 1942- (Actor), Milian, Tomas (Actor), Morricone, Ennio (composer (expression)), Sophocles
Format: Video
Language:Italian
Published: [Italy] : Doria, 1969.
Subjects:
Government, Resistance to > Italy > Milan > Drama.
Totalitarianism > Drama.
Death > Drama.
Burial > Italy > Milan > Drama.
Antigone > (Mythological character) > Drama.
Milan (Italy) > Drama.
Political films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:On the streets of totalitarian Milan, the streets are strewn with the corpses of rebels, mandated by the regime and ignored by citizens, who have grown accustomed to the sight and stench of death. But Antigone, who is grieving her brother's death, defies the ban with the help of a foreigner, Tiresias, undermining the established order.
Item Description:Originally as a motion picture in 1969.
Based on the play Antigone by Sophocles.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (87 min., 43 sec.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Giulio Albonico; editing, Nino Baragli; music, Ennio Morricone.