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With Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (2004), the first installment of an ambitious trilogy which is meant to cover the history of contemporary Greece, Theo Angelopoulos sends us back to early 1919 Thessaloniki where hundreds of Greek refugees arrive from Odessa.

Amongst those forced away from their homes is Eleni (Alexandra Aidini), a young orphan, who has been traveling together with Spyros (Vassilis Kolovos),his wife Danae (Thalia Argiriou), and son Alexis.
Fast-forward almost twenty years later and Spyros's wife has passed away leaving the old man unsure about his future. Unwilling to spend the rest of his days alone Spyros has arranged to marry the beautiful Eleni. On the day of the wedding, however, Eleni runs away with Spyros' son Alexis (Nikos Poursadinis) leaving the old man behind. Following up a group of street musicians Eleni and Alexis will try to rebuild their lives in a country overshadowed by a newly established Fascist regime and a world on the brink of WW2.

Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos
Cast: Alexandra Aidini, Nikos Poursanidis, Giorgos Armenis
Country: Greece, France, Italy, Germany
Genre: Drama, History, Romance

DVD9 | PAL 16:9 | 02:42:25 | 7.79 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Greek
Subtitles: English, Francais

BD50 | 1080i AVC | 02:49:43 | 40.8 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Greek
Subtitles: English, Japanese

Extras:
-- Interview with Theodoros Angelopoulos (16 mins, in French, Japanese subs)
-- Photo gallery