7/10
Angelopoulos' first masterpiece
28 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The movie shows what happens to a troupe of actors over the years. Trapped between various political currents, this troupe is actually made up of actors just trying to survive. Using this group of travelers, the director tries to tell the story of Greece at the time, usually from a leftist perspective. The events unfolding against a very complex political backdrop reflect both historical and personal drama, with our cast chasing a chicken out of hunger, a woman giving herself up to a man, US and communist flags together, and a political environment that sometimes changes in a single scene. Some scenes are longer than they should be. Perhaps this is characteristic of the director's cinema. Sometimes you feel that the movie is too political. But I would still say it is one of the director's masterpieces.

7.5/10.
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