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...
00:10:01 I'm thirsty.
00:15:17 I didn't know what to do while you were gone...
00:18:56 She said to Spyros: I've forgotten something...
00:25:36 This is where the authorities brought us in early '22...
00:27:17 I still can't believe we're in a theater!
00:31:54 - The clothes we borrowed? - Go! Go!
00:36:24 Come along, my girl.
00:45:58 You wanted to see me?
00:51:57 My hat!
00:57:15 Markos! He's here. What shall I tell him?
01:06:00 Alexis!
01:09:28 Musicians?
01:11:38 I knew you'd leave some day. You're special.
01:15:42 So we decided to hold the trade union dance...
01:36:50 For the love of God. I have children!
01:58:07 I hid him for as long as I could!
02:05:33 I found an old Italian teacher to give me piano lessons...
02:12:14 I heard you're from a border village...
02:20:24 You wear gray, guard...
02:22:52 I'm here for hiding a wounded guerilla...
02:30:38 It's Mom, Yorgis. We've lost our Mom.
02:35:57 the old man showed us a piece of land with wild grass...