Orpheus Descending
Jan 26, 1996
Director
George ZervoulakosOverview
Eurydice is a singer in a group that plays in country fairs. The group is not successful and Eurydice gets convinced by a rich farmer to follow him to Athens, where he promises her that he will make her a famous singer. Things do not turn out as promised, and Eurydice returns to the band, which is very successful now, due to Orpheus, a mute clarinet player, who has joined them. The farmer comes to reclaim her by force and Eurydice gets killed in a car accident. Orpheus tries to give her life with his clarinet.
Cast of Orpheus Descending
Vana BarbaEvridiki
Nikos XanthopoulosAlekos Dralos
Michalis PapagellidisOrfeas
Christos KalavrouzosPanos- Dimitris Aspiotis
- Giannis Astrinakis
Menelaos Ntaflos- Vangelis Dimitriou
Mihalis Giannatos
Nelli Gini- Antonia Gouvi
Takis Hrysikakos
Dimitris Katsimanis- Panos Papakyriakopoulos
- Petar Popyordanov
Dimitris Poulikakos
Christos Sapountzis- Magda Shaleva
Crew of Orpheus Descending
About Orpheus Descending
What is Orpheus Descending about?
Eurydice is a singer in a group that plays in country fairs. The group is not successful and Eurydice gets convinced by a rich farmer to follow him to Athens, where he promises her that he will make her a famous singer. Things do not turn out as promised, and Eurydice returns to the band, which is very successful now, due to Orpheus, a mute clarinet player, who has joined them. The farmer comes…
When was Orpheus Descending released?
Orpheus Descending was released on January 26, 1996.
Who directed Orpheus Descending?
Orpheus Descending was directed by George Zervoulakos.
Who is in the cast of Orpheus Descending?
The cast of Orpheus Descending includes Vana Barba (Evridiki), Nikos Xanthopoulos (Alekos Dralos), Michalis Papagellidis (Orfeas), Christos Kalavrouzos (Panos) and Dimitris Aspiotis.