Whether you enjoy "The Trojan Women" or even watch it in the first place will depend a LOT on the viewer. After all, it's based on the ancient Greek play by Euripides...and how many folks WANT to see this sort of thing in 2023?! In other words, the audience for this movie is very self-selecting...and those who like classical plays will no doubt enjoy it, though the average person would be bored and depressed by the plot...a plot that was MEANT to depress audiences because it is about the aftermath and horrors of war.
When the story begins, the Greek army has just conquered Troy. Now the surviving Trojan women wait to discover their fates...with their leader, Hecuba (Katharine Hepburn) trying to keep the women from going mad, like her daughter has done. Soon you learn that the women are going to be forced into marriages and moved away from their beloved Troy.
The film is very stagy and talky...which is what you'd expect from an ancient Greek tragedy. And, if you don't mind this, it is well acted and perhaps worth your time. As for me, I am NOT a fan of ancient Greek plays and think the same sort of plot is MUCH more watchable with films such as "Two Women" with Sophia Loren. In other words, if you love or hate the film, it's entirely dependent on you...and not really the film itself.
When the story begins, the Greek army has just conquered Troy. Now the surviving Trojan women wait to discover their fates...with their leader, Hecuba (Katharine Hepburn) trying to keep the women from going mad, like her daughter has done. Soon you learn that the women are going to be forced into marriages and moved away from their beloved Troy.
The film is very stagy and talky...which is what you'd expect from an ancient Greek tragedy. And, if you don't mind this, it is well acted and perhaps worth your time. As for me, I am NOT a fan of ancient Greek plays and think the same sort of plot is MUCH more watchable with films such as "Two Women" with Sophia Loren. In other words, if you love or hate the film, it's entirely dependent on you...and not really the film itself.