The Weeping Meadow (Το Λιβάδι που δακρύζει) 20 years old
In the first film of Theo Angelopoulos' incomplete trilogy, the story begins in 1919 with some Greek refugees from Odessa arriving somewhere near Thessaloniki. Among them are two children, Alexis and Eleni. Eleni is an orphan and she is also taken care by Alexis' family. The refugees build a small village somewhere near a river, where the kids grow up and fall in love. But difficult times of dictatorship and war fast approach...
Credits
The Weeping Meadow Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Grigoris Evangelatos He was 4, 15 years old when he died | as Teacher |
| Mihalis Giannatos He was 63, 72 years old when he died | as Zisis |
| Giorgos Armenis He was 60, now 81 years old | as Nikos |
| Eva Kotamanidou She was 68, now 88 years old | as Kassandra |
The Weeping Meadow Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Giorgos Patsas as Set Decoration. | Art |
| Jean Labadie as Co-Producer. He was 49 (now 69) years old | Production |
| Reinhold Elschot as Producer. | Production |
| Peter Nadermann as Producer. | Production |
| Meinolf Zurhorst as Producer. He was 51 (now 71) years old | Production |
| Kostas Lambropoulos as Production Design. | Art |
| Theo Angelopoulos as Director. He was 69 (76) years old when He died | Directing |
| Theo Angelopoulos as Producer. He was 69 (76) years old when He died | Production |
| Theo Angelopoulos as Writer. He was 69 (76) years old when He died | Writing |
| Amedeo Pagani as Co-Producer. He was 63 (now 84) years old | Production |
| Eleni Karaindrou as Original Music Composer. She was 65 (now 85) years old | Sound |
| Petros Markaris as Writer. He was 67 (now 87) years old | Writing |
| Giorgio Silvagni as Co-Producer. | Production |
| Giorgio Silvagni as Writer. | Writing |
| Andreas Sinanos as Director of Photography. | Camera |
The Weeping Meadow (20 years)
- Release day: Friday, February 20, 2004
- Runtime: 169 minutes
- Revenue: 64424.00