Helen of Troy
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Helen of Troy |
| Original title | Helen of Troy |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 168 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Kent Harrison |
| script |
Ronni Kern , (based on Homer's Iliad ) |
| production | Ted Kurdyla |
| music | Joel Goldsmith |
| camera | Edward J. Pei |
| cut | Michael D. Ornstein |
| occupation | |
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Helen of Troy is an American television production by director John Kent Harrison from 2003, which was inspired by Homer's Iliad and tells of the mythical battle of the Greeks with the Bronze Age city of Troy .
action
The plot of the film is based on Homer's Iliad . At the beginning of the film, Paris is born and little Kassandra prophesies that Troy will burn if Paris grows up. The Trojan King Priam goes to a mountain with little Paris, his son, to kill him there, but he doesn't have the heart. He abandons him on Mount Ida and leaves it to the gods to decide Paris' fate. The shepherd Agelaus finds him there and raises him. After Paris secured the sympathy of Aphrodite in a competition , she assured him the love of the beautiful Helena, daughter of Zeus and Ledas. She is kidnapped because of her extraordinary beauty. But her brother finds her after a long search. While trying to rescue him, he dies with the kidnapper. Helena becomes the wife of the Spartan King Menelaus. Paris, the Prince of Troy takes Helena with him to Troy when she visits Sparta. The two become lovers. The king of Sparta seeks revenge and moves to Troy with the Greek king to bring Helena back. However, Priam does not give in to this wish, whereupon the Ten Years War for Troy breaks out. At the end of the film, only Helena and Menelaus of the main actors are still alive. Helena follows Menelaus to Sparta.
criticism
“The detailed (television) production reduces Homer's" Iliad "to the basics and interprets its characters quite freely, but comes up with impressive images. With no claim to historicity, a series of images unfolds that mixes fiction and historical reality in a didactic tone, whereby inconsistencies in the script, the sometimes stage-like staging and some unnecessarily painted murder scenes reduce the pleasure. "
Web links
- Helen of Troy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
source
- ↑ Helen of Troy in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on April 16, 2012