description Iphigenia Overview
Iphigenia is a 1977 Greek tragedy film adapting Euripides’ play about the sacrifice of Agamemnon's daughter, Iphigenia, at Artemis’ command. Directed by Michael Cacoyannis and featuring performances by Tatiana Papamoschou, Kostas Kazakos, and Irene Papas, it is part of a trilogy based on Greek myths. Mikis Theodorakis composed the film’s score.
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info Iphigenia Specifications
| Country | Greece |
| Year | 1977 |
help Iphigenia FAQ
Why must Iphigenia be sacrificed in the 1977 film?
The Greek fleet is stranded at Aulis without winds to sail for Troy, and the seer Calchas says Artemis demands Iphigenia's sacrifice. Agamemnon summons his daughter by pretending she will marry Achilles.
Is Michael Cacoyannis's Iphigenia part of a trilogy?
Yes. It follows Electra from 1962 and The Trojan Women from 1971 as the third film in Cacoyannis's Greek-tragedy trilogy.
Who plays Iphigenia and her parents?
Tatiana Papamoschou plays Iphigenia, Kostas Kazakos plays Agamemnon, and Irene Papas plays Clytemnestra. Papas had also starred in Cacoyannis's Electra and The Trojan Women.
Was Iphigenia nominated for an Academy Award?
Yes. Greece submitted the film, and it received a nomination for the Academy Award then called Best Foreign Language Film.
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