Sarah Ferrati

Antigone

Vittorio Cottafavi

Adriana Asti, Sarah Ferrati

Adaptation of the greek tragedy.

La strega in amore

Damiano Damiani

Richard Johnson, Rosanna Schiaffino

A historian goes to a castle library to translate some ancient erotic literature. While there he discovers what he believes to be supernatural forces at work.

Fiat voluntas dei

Amleto Palermi

Angelo Musco, Maria Denis

Le troiane

Vittorio Cottafavi

Roldano Lupi, Luisa Aluigi

In 1967 the director Vittorio Cottafavi produces the TV movie Le Troiane from Euripides. He uses the classical Italian translation by Enzio Cetrangolo, but creates an original way of film adaptation, inspired by the Brechtian conception of staging the ancient theater. He does not use costume or set design, but is based only on the simple performance of the actors, highlighted by the shooting technique. The absolute sense of tragedy is perceived by the public through emotional engagement and imagination. So, the Trojan war is all the wars and the pain of the Trojan women is the pain of all the victims of any war.