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Allegory (1986)

Allegory poster
Original title
Αλληγορία
Directed by
Kostas Sfikas
Genre
experimental film
Country
Greece
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a circular enclosed set that looks like Byzantine art, still human figures represent the end of paganism and the rise of Christianity. Atonal music plays throughout.

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What happens

Allégorie () est un film grec réalisé par Kostas Sfikas et sorti en 1986. Dans un décor circulaire clos, rappelant l'art byzantin, des figures humaines immobiles évoquent la disparition du paganisme et la victoire du christianisme. Le tout accompagné de musique atonale (Ignacy Paderewski, Christou, Nono). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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