"The Trojan Women" (1971 film)-Hecuba sees Cassandra taken

[margo3883]

I saw it yesterday for first time ! Wow! Never thought an ancient Greek drama could be made for big screen and do justice to it, yet Cacoyannis has done it with great directing skills !!!

[HistoryLover1550]

Odyssesus took Hecuba as a slave, She and her other son Deiphobus could see into the future like Cassandra.

[HistoryLover1550]

Hecuba and Cassandra should've been mentioned in "Troy"

[EastJazzman]

@HistoryLover1550 I liked Troy, Eric, Brad, Sean and mostly Peter O' Toole gave a good performance, but why they had to left out Cassandra, Hecuba, the 10 years?

[HistoryLover1550]

@EastJazzman I was disappointed Cassandra, Hecuba, the 10 years and other important characters were left out too. Eric Bana, Sean Bean and Peter O' Toole were excellent in their roles! I do wish the Trojan women were acknowledged in the movie, it would've meade it a bit more accurate and interesting.

[avatarprimus]

poor Casandra!!!

[HistoryLover1550]

@avatarprimus Her story was sooo tragic, I've great sympathy for her.

[zanessandclana4ever]

this is what im performing but its so different. hahaha,

[OceanbornOceansoul]

Really different from the original text!!!

[drumthumpa]

You are right, Genevieve Bujold also played Anne Boleyn and I've been a fan since. However, her nose is smaller and cuter in the later film and ever since - so, either it was made up for the Trojan film or she had some work. Either way she was well cute.

[tenorismo]

Ι ςονδερ ηος ηερ Ψαπτ Ξανεςαυ ςοθλδ ηαωε βεεν ?

[margo3883]

@tenorismo You wonder how Janeway's capt would have been ? What exactly to you mean ?

[trinigir14]

Is that the same girl that played anne boleyn

[lavendercalendar]

Yep!

[dawnye1]

she is so cute.

[tidalriddle]

Geneviève Bujold is so pretty! Her face is a chilled glass of water. Delish!

[EyeLean5280]

I love Euripides!

Thanks for posting!

[ianemos]

The Greeks were pure light!

You must see or read tragedian poets to understand ......Due to avoid to mesh mythology or philosophy with history !

In fact this Euripides play is against the War!

[OceanbornOceansoul]

I do agree...I am really proud of being greek thanks to people like Euripides..

[3023301]

the greeks were pure evil

[EyeLean5280]

No nation of men is pure anything.

[ISayWeDance00]

I was named after her. : D Of course my mum picked the one who was raped and killed. No, I couldn't be Athena, or Persephone....

[Fullperson]

lol, maybe your parents didn't know the origins

[OceanbornOceansoul]

You should be proud of your name...:)

[Osaka13]

@ISayWeDance00

I'm pretty sure Persephone was raped too :P

[tanan18]

@ISayWeDance00

haha, well technically persephone was raped too by her uncle, so im not sure she is the best pick either...

[meandmymandola]

shame about the 70's wanna be Greek music

[NoddyTogas]

My school is performing this and I got the role of Cassandra. I'm really excited!

[xjust1kelseyx]

yeahh, i got the part of cassandra when we performed it in school =] if you ask me it's the most challenging role, goos luck and have fun with it!! it was my favourite role ever =]

[Jaicyea7]

Me too!

[OceanbornOceansoul]

We perfrm this too...In greek :)

[DACMiester]

The most depressing thing to be preformed on stage ever...The Trojan Women was indeed a story telling what happend to the women of troy after the trojan war (the men being a saughterd). Having preformed this play just a couple weeks ago, It would be kind of boring if i just ranted, so...

[hempenasphalt]

this is why the ancient greeks did not need psychiatry. well not our kind.

[pinkberry19]

is there any1 who knows alot about this story who wouldn't mind tellin me all about it i would appreciate it very much :)

[CanoPinto]

This is based in "Trojan women", by Euripedes, 415BC. In greek mythology, Apollo grant to Cassandra - Paris´s sister - the gift of prophecy. But when she did not return his love, he cursed on her so that no one would ever believe her. After war she was raped by Ajax, and taken as a concubine by Agamemnon. Clytemnestra murdered both Agamemnon, her husband, and Cassandra. It is said, Grece was a democracy, but there were more slaves then citzens, prisioners of war was taken as slaves.

[pinkberry19]

i have an question is the trojan women also known as "daughters of troy" a play?, because i have to read up on it for my literature course.. sum1 plz thnk u :)

[darkangelle80]

i think "daughters of troy" is a more modern adaptation of this. but i'm not sure

[pinkberry19]

thnx

[meandmymandola]

its also known as "Women of Troy" but not daughters as far as i know

[goccia1971]

cassandra amava achille

[historygirl23]

Incredible performances! Thanks for uploading.

[Kiyraesyn]

Love Bujold, ADORE Hepburn...

This translation is quite different from the one in my script....but I am honoured to play Hecuba..

[Kiyraesyn]

I am also doing The Trojan Women in the role of Hecuba....this particular seen with Hecuba and Andromache in fact..

[pinkelsey]

we're doing the trojan women for our a level drama performance!! :D we were all determined at first to have nothing to do with greek theatre, but we all think it's great now!! i'm playing cassandra, but my interpretation of the character is very different to this one :S i want to be an actress, and this role is such a great challenge, i love it!! :D wish me luck, xox!!

[kykdaar]

Genevieve is one of my most favourite actresses - her understated beauty something precious to behold.

Helen Bonham-Carter is like Genevieve re-incarnated ...

[tudorfan4321]

haha they both played anne boleyn

[smhiggins01]

uhhh sweet i didnt no i could reply with no user and pass word...sweet:D

[russianpostman]

was this a translation of an ancient play like oedipus the king was ?

[russianpostman]

yes ive just read it up, it was by the playwrite euripides

[Kiyraesyn]

WHOAH ! Genevieve Bujold in a movie with Katharine bleeding Hepburn !?!? HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS ??!?!??! Wow. Look how young she is......

[Mevludin201]

Cassandra is cute ;)

[baracine]

Quebeckers like Ms. Bujold usually show up eveywhere intelligence is required.

[sballangel93]

good scene!! i liked it

[gigop]

Great scene,great Genevieve Bujold in a difficult role as Cassandra's One.