Sophocles

Sophocles

Country: Greece

Biography: Sophocles (c. 497/6 - winter 406/5 BC) is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides. According to the Suda, a 10th-century encyclopedia, Sophocles wrote 123 plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, The Women of Trachis, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. (Wikipedia)

Total Credits at Criticker: 11 (Writer)

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    Edipo re
    In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity... (imdb)
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    I cannibali
    This story of youthful rebellion is taken from the ancient Greek classic "Antigone." The setting is modern times and Britt Eklund plays Antigone in a fictitious land where reality is suspended. Haimon (Tomas Milian) goes against the wishes of his father and the prime minister by wanting to become an animal. Tiresias (Pierre Clementi) plays a Christ-like figure.
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    Oedipus Rex
    The land ruled by King Oedipus is plagued by ill-fortune and the people are promised relief by the gods if the slayer of the former king is apprehended and punished. This does not bode well for King Oedipus and his Queen. (Les Adams)
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    Antigone
    A teenaged girl is executed for going against a king's wishes and honoring her brother's death. (imdb)
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    Antigone
    In the Ancient Greek city of Thebes, Antigone defies Creon's orders and buries her brother.
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    Antigone at the Barbican
    Celebrated stage and screen actress Juliette Binoche plays Antigone in a contemporary version of Sophokles's tragedy, translated afresh by TS Eliot Prize-winning poet Anne Carson. When her dead brother is decreed a traitor, his body left unburied beyond the city walls, Antigone refuses to accept this most severe of punishments. Defying her uncle who governs, she dares to say 'No'. (barbican.org.uk)
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    Antigone
    Antigone (1971) - TV Movie
    Cottafavi's adaptation of Sophocles play.
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    Antigone
    Antigone (1958) - TV Movie
    Adaptation of the greek tragedy.
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    The Theban Plays by Sophocles
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    Great Performances
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    Antigone/Rites of Passion
    The story of the daughter of Oedipus who defied the state to bury her brother.
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