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Movie poster: Dionysus in '69 (1970)
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Dionysus in '69

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1970 · 85 min Drama
6.1 / 10 · TMDB

Filmed stageplay based on the ancient greek play The Bacchae written by Euripides. This play is performed by members of The Performance Group, an NYC experimental theater group who has made their own personal adaptation of this ancient text.

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Year 1970
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Brian De Palma
Runtime 85 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.1/10 (13 votes)

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The directors construct the film as an active participant in the performance, relying on frenetic handheld camerawork to dismantle the stage's fourth wall. It explores the raw, physical language of experimental theater, tracing how ancient myth erupts through the bodies of modern performers.

Those who tire of conventional narrative will find a visceral document of collective ecstasy. What lingers after is the sensation of having witnessed a dangerous and singular rite. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Brian De Palma

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