Greek Tragedy Movies

  • 2024
    Kinds of Kindness

    Kinds of Kindness

    Kinds of Kindness

    6.62024HD

    A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was...

    Kinds of Kindness
  • 1970
    Medea

    Medea

    Medea

    6.61970HD

    Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the...

    Medea
  • 1962
    Phaedra

    Phaedra

    Phaedra

    5.71962HD

    A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. The young and fiery second wife of an extremely wealthy shipping magnate meets her estranged stepson...

    Phaedra
  • 1971
    The Trojan Women

    The Trojan Women

    The Trojan Women

    6.11971HD

    In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has been killed, and his widow, Andromache, is left to...

    The Trojan Women
  • 1947
    Mourning Becomes Electra

    Mourning Becomes Electra

    Mourning Becomes Electra

    6.31947HD

    Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile...

    Mourning Becomes Electra
  • 1986
    Theban Plays: Antigone

    Theban Plays: Antigone

    Theban Plays: Antigone

    01986HD

    In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of...

    Theban Plays: Antigone
  • 1968
    Oedipus the King

    Oedipus the King

    Oedipus the King

    4.71968HD

    This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for...

    Oedipus the King
  • 2015
    Prometheus

    Prometheus

    Prometheus

    02015HD

    This is a film of the 2013 Cambridge Greek Play production of Prometheus, presented at the Cambridge Arts Theatre.

    Prometheus
  • 1962
    Electra

    Electra

    Electra

    7.11962HD

    Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.

    Electra
  • 2004
    In the Darkness of the Night

    In the Darkness of the Night

    In the Darkness of the Night

    5.92004HD

    A disturbing film about the Portuguese underworld of prostitution.

    In the Darkness of the Night
  • 1986
    Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

    Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

    Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

    01986HD

    Oedipus's wanderings come to an end when he finds his final resting place, as foretold by the gods. But his brother-in-law and his son each try to...

    Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
  • 1986
    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    21986HD

    Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king...

    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
  • 2023
    Stone Cold

    Stone Cold

    Stone Cold

    02023HD

    A lonely, recluse sculptor must confront his inner turmoil and reckon with his romantic desires when his statue comes to life.

    Stone Cold
  • 1963
    Medea

    Medea

    Medea

    01963HD

    Medea is a powerful witch who gets revenge on her cheating husband Jason by killing their children.

    Medea
  • 1983
    Narcissus

    Narcissus

    Narcissus

    5.21983HD

    In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of Narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a...

    Narcissus
  • 2011
    Antigone, or Let's Make Movies in Transylvania!

    Antigone, or Let's Make Movies in Transylvania!

    Antigone, or Let's Make Movies in Transylvania!

    62011HD

    A crew of young filmmakers from Translyvania set out to make an adaptation of the Greek classic Antigone. The film is a summary of their mishaps and...

    Antigone, or Let's Make Movies in Transylvania!
  • 2024
    Meinir's Tree

    Meinir's Tree

    Meinir's Tree

    02024HD

    Meinir's Tree
  • 2022
    Beyond Tragedies

    Beyond Tragedies

    Beyond Tragedies

    42022HD

    Recalling his childhood and relationship with his mother, a film student tries to understand the origin of his love for cinema and tragedies.

    Beyond Tragedies
  • 2015
    Grey and Black

    Grey and Black

    Grey and Black

    6.12015HD

    The story of Maria, a woman betrayed by his companion, David, when he steals a sack of money and flees, taking refuge in the island of Pico. Furious...

    Grey and Black
  • 2015
    Le Supplici di Eschilo - Teatro greco di Siracusa

    Le Supplici di Eschilo - Teatro greco di Siracusa

    Le Supplici di Eschilo - Teatro greco di Siracusa

    02015HD

    “The Suppliants of Aeschylus were part of a trilogy consisting of Supplicants, Sons of Egypt and Danaids, followed by a satyr drama Amirnon. It...

    Le Supplici di Eschilo - Teatro greco di Siracusa