Comments on: The Travelling Players (no 26) http://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/the-travelling-players-no-26/ Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:03:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sam Juliano http://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/the-travelling-players-no-26/#comment-10010 Sam Juliano Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:12:05 +0000 http://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/?p=3032#comment-10010 Yes indeed Tony, beautifully stated---majestic visuals and deep melancholy--Allan's review does this masterpiece full justice and it placed high on my own 70's list as well. Oddly, it's the only film by Angelopoulos I like. Yes indeed Tony, beautifully stated—majestic visuals and deep melancholy–Allan’s review does this masterpiece full justice and it placed high on my own 70’s list as well.

Oddly, it’s the only film by Angelopoulos I like.

]]> By: Tony D'Ambra http://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/the-travelling-players-no-26/#comment-9993 Tony D'Ambra Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:00:20 +0000 http://wondersinthedark.wordpress.com/?p=3032#comment-9993 I saw this in a cinema in Sydney in 1976 and it was the first 'art' film I ever saw. It was difficult even for a Greek speaker like me and you needed to have a good knowledge of 20th century Greek history to begin to appreciate its nuances, but above all it is the majestic visuals and deep melancholy that you recall. I saw this in a cinema in Sydney in 1976 and it was the first ‘art’ film I ever saw. It was difficult even for a Greek speaker like me and you needed to have a good knowledge of 20th century Greek history to begin to appreciate its nuances, but above all it is the majestic visuals and deep melancholy that you recall.

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