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French. Arabic. Antigone is a 2019 Canadian drama film directed by Sophie Deraspe. An adaptation of the ancient Greek play Antigone by Sophocles, the film transposes the story to a modern-day refugee family in Montreal. The cast includes Nahéma Ricci as Antigone, with Rawad El-Zein, Hakim Brahimi, Rachida Oussaada, and Nour Belkhiria.
Antigone: Directed by Sophie Deraspe. With Nahéma Ricci, Rachida Oussaada, Nour Belkhiria, Rawad El-Zein. A modern adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy which falls within a social realism.
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- Crime, Drama
- Sophie Deraspe
- 2020-08-27
Antigone at the Barbican was a 2015 filmed-for-TV version of a production at the Barbican directed by Ivo van Hove; the translation was by Anne Carson and the film starred Juliette Binoche as Antigone and Patrick O'Kane as Kreon. Other TV adaptations of Antigone have starred Irene Worth (1949) and Dorothy Tutin (1959), both broadcast by the BBC.
Dec 11, 2019 · Alex Heeney / December 11, 2019. Sophie Deraspe on her modern adaptation of Antigone. Québécois writer-director-cinematographer Sophie Deraspe on why she wanted to tackle and update Antigone and wearing many hats on a film set. Nahéma Ricci stars as Antigone in Sophie Deraspe’s modern adaptation of Sophocles’ play. Never miss a great ...
Antigone is set in the capital of the kingdom of Thebes, which is located in what is now Greece. Settings within Thebes include the royal palace, the grounds outside the palace, and the entrance ...
Oct 14, 2019 · The “filming” of Brecht’s Antigone carried out in 1991 by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub presents itself, at first glance, as absolutely neutral: the play is reproduced in its entirety, the text respected to every last caesura, and the scenography does not allow for any “updating” to appear… And yet, the beginning and end of the film already suggest displacements.
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By helping her brother escape from prison, Antigone confronts the authorities: the police, the judicial and penal system as well as the father of her friend Haemon. The brilliant teenage girl, on a spotless path so far, feels the noose tighten on her. But to man's law, she substitutes her own sense of justice, dictated by love and loyalty.
