Movies: Greek mythology

An ancient Greek legend comes to life, courtesy of the Gaumont studios....

"Perseus won't bring you luck, Acrisius", oracles the seer Talos at the birth of Perseus, the son of the father of the god Zeus. And that doesn't happen. Acrisius sends his grandson out to sea. But Zeus protects his son and Perseus is saved. Will Ze...

A modernized telling of the Greek Mythology romantic tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice....

Animated actors and vases tell stories from Greek mythology. Part of a 100-film international project on the theme of world culture. (Robert Donn)...

Belladonna is a monster film based around the "Lamia" in ancient Greek Mythology. With tones of Giallo films of the past, Belladonna tells a story of a once child-eating snake, who has found a way to stay hidden in the modern world....

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Three goddesses, Venus, Juno and Minerva each of whom claims to be the most beautiful, call a shepherd "Paris" and ask him to decide the question and to give an apple which he holds in his hand on the one whom he considers to be the prettiest....

Five young friends are hanging out in the woods and discussing their different views on love. There’s Mary who is happily in love with Toby, Toby who is sort of indifferent about Mary, Joby who has a secret crush on Toby, Caty who is single and satis...

She is the guardian of a prophecy only she believes in. Within four walls, she builds a world of warnings and rituals, keeping her younger brother from crossing the threshold. But when the outside begins to knock, the sanctuary turns into a cage. A p...

The young teacher Marelle goes in search of her husband who mysteriously disappeared while attending the funeral of a childhood friend....

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A homoerotic exploration of the Odyssey mixing black and white, color, and old film clips....

With godly entrapments, Zeus appears on the horizon, engages Hermes as an audience, and tries to throw some thunderbolts. They fizzle. Hephaestus tries to make some repairs but succeeds only in heating the bolts and burning Zeus's hands. Zeus conjure...

Set in Ancient Greece, a street clown Cockian is hired by a Roman Commander to impersonate an imprisoned Christian leader in order to learn the group's secrets, but the clown begins to take his role to heart....

She was the nymph who found refuge in the river reeds when the goat-god Pan pursued her. Syrinx is the first film of Ryan Larkin, a young artist from Norman McLaren’s student group. To illustrate the ancient Greek legend of how Pan made his pipes, he...

Lore Perseous's family was murdered as a part of the Agon, a divine hunt that occurs every seven years as punishment for a past rebellion by nine Greek gods, who are forced to walk the earth as mortals and be hunted. After years in hiding, Lore has t...

A lonely, recluse sculptor must confront his inner turmoil and reckon with his romantic desires when his statue comes to life....

Penthesilea, the first of six films made by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, traverses thousands of years to look at the image of the Amazonian woman in myth. It asks, among other questions, is the Amazonian woman a rare strong female image or is she a...

Based on the harrowing love story of Greek soldier Achilles and his 'brother-in-arms' Patroclus, this modern retelling explores Achilles' grief and how the pair reunite....

Trauma and redemption through the lens of Greek mythology....