The Weeping Meadow
2004 · 169 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 5,498 VOTES · DIR. Theo Angelopoulos
Overview
The first part of an incomplete trilogy telling the story of the greek people. The film begins in 1919, with Greek immigrants from Odessa arriving near Thessaloniki. Led by the charismatic Spyros, they establish a new settlement in the delta of a river. The youngest of the settlers are Spyros' son Alexis and an orphan from Odessa, Eleni. A strong, almost incestuous affection develops between the teenagers, resulting in twins who are given to a foster family. Also standing in the way of love is Spyros, determined to take his foster daughter as his wife. The lovers then decide to flee the village, persecuted by their father, leading a life of exile. As Alexis joins a group of musicians planning to go to the United States, Eleni regains custody of the twins. Angelopoulos, as in previous films, looks at the sacrifice of civilians confronted by the workers' demonstrations of 1935, the rule of Metaxas' fascist junta and forced emigration to America, and finally the civil war of 1944-1949.
Dialogue Timeline — 689 lines
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00:00:15 Scene 1
00:02:09 the foreigners were fleeing...
00:10:07 Most of our people, those who were unable to endure life...
00:15:27 Remember we used to say we'd follow the river...
00:19:07 I managed to see her lift the skirt of her wedding dress...
00:25:49 Good evening, Amy.
00:29:27 Keep your hands nicely poised over the keyboard.
00:32:38 I no longer have any pride or honor.
00:41:51 I feel strange... as though someone's watching us.
00:46:44 I can't forget that night when I heard you play...
00:54:53 They're turning this into a camp.
00:59:47 I think I'm dreaming!
01:07:27 They were hard times.
01:10:01 And they take their pick.
01:14:13 I'm bringing the drinks and I'm not asking!
01:18:47 Music!
01:50:45 I've nowhere to go.
02:03:37 You take care of your Mom.
02:11:15 It, s the only way I can become a citizen and bring you here.
02:17:43 Wake up, my Yannis, for your mother!
02:21:52 The uniforms change.
02:28:22 This is where the battle took place.
02:35:22 in the mud of a yellow river
60:01:00 about to die...