The Travelling Players
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The Travelling Players is a 1975 Greek historical drama film by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a troupe of actors touring Greece while the nation undergoes turbulent political upheavals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Travelling Players canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek film
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film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Giorgos Arvanitis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| considered |
a landmark of Greek cinema
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one of Theo Angelopoulos's masterpieces ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed by international critics ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Axis occupation of Greece
NERFINISHED
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Greek Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Metaxas dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ postwar political repression in Greece ⓘ |
| director | Theo Angelopoulos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | New Yorker Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmTechnique |
elliptical narrative
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long takes ⓘ slow camera movements ⓘ |
| follows | a troupe of travelling actors ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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historical drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Alkis Panayiotidis
NERFINISHED
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Eva Kotamanidou NERFINISHED ⓘ Petros Zarkadis NERFINISHED ⓘ Stratos Pahis NERFINISHED ⓘ Vangelis Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Greek politics
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civil conflict ⓘ rise of fascism ⓘ role of art and theatre in society ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
impact of history on ordinary people
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political upheaval in Greece ⓘ |
| musicBy | Loukas Karytinos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
nonlinear narrative structure
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politically charged reinterpretation of Greek history ⓘ use of Brechtian theatrical devices ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Theo Angelopoulos filmography ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Greek Film Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 230 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Theo Angelopoulos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| timeSpanCoveredInPlot | 1939–1952 ⓘ |
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