THE HUMANITIES FILM SERIES PRESENTS

IPHIGENIA

Friday, December 2 @ 9 PM

ETC Lecture Hall

A timeless classic of Greek tragedy is brought vividly to life in the Oscar-nominated Iphigenia, an engrossing and lavish adaptation of Euripides’ play Iphigenia in Aulis. Director Michael Cacoyannis retells the gut-wrenching story of commander Agamemnon, who is preparing to launch his legendary fleet of 1,000 ships to retrieve the beautiful Helen of Troy. But the wind refuses to blow in the sails of the fleet, and Agamemnon is fatefully convinced that military victory can only be achieved if he sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to the gods. Faced with her husband’s deception and betrayal, Clytemnestra responds with vengeful wrath, and Iphigenia reaches a fever pitch of clashing agendas and devastating turmoil.

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