To save the lives of thousands, he must sacrifice the most precious of all.
This Academy Award-nominated film from the director of Zorba the Greek layers "one starkly beautiful image following another" creating a "dazzling, special triumph "that´s as tense as a Hitchcock thriller" (Los Angeles Times)! Star Irene Papas´ performance is so electrifying, The New Yorker raves, "There may never have been an actress who combines as much might with as much beauty."
In epic fashion, commander Agamemnon stands ready to launch his infamous thousand ships to retrieve the beautiful Helen of Troy. As the wind refuses to blow, a priest condemns him for sacrilege, and the powerful general is pressured to sacrifice his daughter to save the state. Threatened and tormented, Agamemnon is faced with sending his child like a lamb to the slaughter, betraying his regal wife (Papas) with gut-wrenching, heart-breaking and shocking results.
Upplagd i sortimentet: 1 Augusti, 2007
