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His Majesty Minor (2007)
, 1h41Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors José Garcia, Mélanie Bernier, Claude Brasseur, Vincent Cassel, Rufus, Jean-Luc Bideau
Minor (Garcia) was abandoned by his parents as a child and was raised by a pack of pigs; he speaks in porcine grunts and lives and loves much like his fellow hogs. Minor is just human enough to have his head turned by Clytia (Bernier), a beautiful girl living in the nearby village. However, if Minor's lack of social skills weren't enough to keep Clytia away, she's already been pledged to wed handsome and charming Karkos (Peris-Mencheta). When Minor runs afoul of the tribal leadership, he's removed from his home with the pigs and forced to live in an enchanted forest, where he attracts the not entirely welcome attentions of Pan (Cassel), a randy half-man and half-goat willing to couple with anything that breathes. When Minor emerges from the forest able to speak with newfound eloquence, the tribal leaders name him their new potentate, and Clytia suddenly finds him a great deal more appealing, which doesn't sit well with Karkos.
Troy (2004)
, 2h43Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films based on mythology, Poésie, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Political films, Adaptation d'un poème, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Peter O'Toole, Rose Byrne
The opening scene shows the troops of Agamemnon of Mycenae ready to fight against the troops of Triopas of Thessaly. Afterwards, Prince Hector of Troy and his younger brother Paris negotiate a peace treaty with Menelaus, king of Sparta, and celebrate the end of a long and bloody war. Paris, however, is having a secret love affair with Menelaus' wife, Queen Helen, and smuggles her aboard their homebound vessel, much to Hector's fury, as this could lead to war between Troy and Greece. Upon learning of this, Menelaus meets with his elder brother, King Agamemnon of Greece, and asks his help in taking Troy. Agamemnon, who has wanted to conquer Troy for a long time, agrees, since it will give him control of the Aegean Sea. On King Nestor's advice, Agamemnon has Odysseus, King of Ithaca, persuade Achilles to join them. Achilles, who strongly dislikes Agamemnon and his ways, initially refuses, but eventually decides to go after his mother, Thetis, tells him that though he will die, he will be forever remembered.
Olympus Guardian (2004)
, 1h27Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Jang Gwang
Médée (2001)
Origin France
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Isabelle Huppert, Anne Benoît, Michel Peyrelon, Jean-Quentin Châtelain, Emmanuelle Riva, Jean-Philippe Puymartin
Réfugiée à Corinthe avec Jason, pour lequel elle a trahi les siens et à qui elle a donné deux fils, Médée est désormais bannie de la terre grecque. Son époux a accepté l’offre du roi Créon et a épousé sa fille. Dans une rage folle, Médée ne mange plus, ne parle ni à ses enfants ni à ses serviteurs. Craignant sa colère, Créon la condamne à l’exil mais consent à lui laisser un jour de répit pour trouver une terre d’asile. Médée décide de mettre à profit ce délai pour se venger. Elle décide d’assassiner Jason, sa nouvelle femme et le roi Créon, pour ensuite égorger ses enfants.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
, 1h46Directed by Frères Coen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Prison films, Radio, Transport films, Musiques du monde, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Évasion, Road movies, Buddy films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Chris Thomas King, Holly Hunter
Three convicts, Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney), known as Everett, Pete Hogwallop (John Turturro) and Delmar O’Donnel (Tim Blake Nelson) escape from a chain gang and set out to retrieve the $1.2 million that Everett buried. The three get a lift from a blind man driving a handcar on a railway. He tells them that they will find a fortune, but not the one they seek. The trio make their way to Pete’s cousin Wash’s house. They remove their chains and sleep in the barn, but Wash betrays them and they are woken by policemen led by Sheriff Cooley, who have them surrounded. The police try to smoke them out, but Wash’s son rescues them.
Orfeu (1999)
, 1h50Directed by Carlos Diegues
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films based on mythology, Théâtre, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on plays, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Murilo Benício, Patrícia França, Milton Gonçalves, Isabel Fillardis, Stepan Nercessian, Cássio Gabus Mendes
Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
, 1h10Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Children's films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Tate Donovan, James Woods, Sandra Bernhard, Matt Frewer, Robert Stack, French Stewart
The film briefly gives Hercules' history after defeating Hades for good, in which he marries Meg and revisits his teenage years. In particular, it shows an adolescent Hercules's enrollment and the beginning of his adventures at the Prometheus Academy, a school for gods and mortals, which Hercules supposedly attended during the time when he was training to be a hero with his mentor, the satyr Philoctetes.
, 1h20Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless, Michael Hurst, Renée O'Connor, Kevin Smith, Alexandra Tydings
Long after Zeus stole the Cronus Stone from the monsters called the Titans, he and Alcmene gave birth to a son named Hercules, who defeated two serpents (presumably sent by a jealous Hera) at a young age and became a hero. After Hercules battles a sea serpent, the villagers thank him, and Iolaus climbs out of a restchair and joins him. Hercules and Iolaus head to Thebes to see Alcmene but Iolaus is a little upset because Hercules takes the credit. Meanwhile, Xena and Gabrielle reclaim the gold stolen by satyrs from a group of travelers in Corinth. Ares tells Xena to stop Hercules from going to Thebes because there is a trap set for him there, but Xena doesn't believe him and leaves with Gabrielle.
Race for Atlantis (1998)
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Intitulé Race for Atlantis dans son appellation originale, le film dure environ 4 minutes. Entièrement réalisé en images de synthèse, il s'agit d'une course de chars volants, se déroulant tous les mille ans, sous l'œil de Poséidon, dans la mythique cité de l'Atlantide. Les champions sont appelés de toutes les régions de l'empire. Le char dans lequel les spectateurs sont « embarqués » doit remporter la course en passant à travers l'anneau d'arrivée, afin de sauver la cité de la destruction. Le diabolique char Ghastlius oppose une forte résistance et ne recule devant rien pour gagner.
Hercules (1997)
, 1h29Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Children's films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, Josh Keaton, James Woods, Roger Bart, Susan Egan
After imprisoning the Titans beneath the ocean, the Greek gods gather to Mount Olympus for Zeus, and his wife Hera have a son named Hercules. While the other gods are joyful, Zeus' jealous brother Hades plots to overthrow Zeus and rule Mount Olympus. Turning to the Fates for help, Hades learns that in eighteen years, a planetary alignment will allow Hades to locate and free the Titans to conquer Olympus, but only if Hercules does not interfere. Hades sends his minions Pain and Panic to dispose of Hercules. The two succeed at kidnapping and feeding him a formula that turns him mortal, but fail to remove his superhuman strength before Hercules is found and adopted by the farmers Amphitryon and Alcmene.
Genres Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Alice Playten, Jack Grimes, Alison Fraser, Paul Hecht
The Odyssey (TV miniseries) (1997)
, 2h56Directed by Andreï Kontchalovski
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Films based on mythology, Transport films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams, Bernadette Peters, Eric Roberts
Odysseus (Armand Assante), the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Ithaca, is called to service in the Trojan War after the birth of his son Telemachus, much to the dismay of his wife Queen Penelope (Greta Scacchi). Odysseus is worried that he may not return, and tells Penelope that she should remarry by the time Telemachus is a man if he does not return. The war lasts ten years, during which Greece's best soldier, Achilles (Richard Trewett), is killed and the Greeks avenge him by using a giant horse to sneak inside and destroy the city of Troy. Laocoön (Heathcote Williams) tries to warn the Trojans of a vision of this, but is suddenly devoured by a sea monster. On the way back, Odysseus' ego gets the best of him and he tells the gods that he did it himself, which angers Poseidon (voiced by Miles Anderson) so much that he promises to make Odysseus' journey home to Penelope nearly impossible, mentioning that it was he who sent the sea monster to devour Laocoön.
Cannibal! The Musical (1996)
, 1h35Directed by Trey Parker
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Musical theatre, Horror, Historical, Musical, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Comedy horror films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Dian Bachar, Stan Brakhage, Moira Kelly, Trey Parker, Matt Stone
The film begins with a reenactment of the gruesome events of cannibalism as described by the prosecuting attorney during Alferd Packer's trial in 1883. Packer insists that things happened differently than what has been recounted, and begins to tell his story to journalist Polly Pry through flashback.
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
, 1h35Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on mythology, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Erotic thriller films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Rapaport, F. Murray Abraham, Claire Bloom
The film opens on ancient Greek ruins where a chanting Greek chorus introduces and narrates the story of Lenny Weinrib (Woody Allen). Lenny is a sportswriter in Manhattan, married to ambitious curator Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter). The couple decide to adopt a baby, a boy they name Max. Lenny is awed by their son who, it becomes increasingly clear, is a gifted child.
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
, 2h56Directed by Theo Angelopoulos
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films based on mythology, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Road movies, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Harvey Keitel, Erland Josephson, Maia Morgenstern, Thanasis Veggos, Ljuba Tadić, Dragan Maksimović
A successful Greek filmmaker A (Harvey Keitel) is returning home and sets out on an epic journey across the battered Balkans in search of three lost reels of film by the Manaki brothers, the pioneering photographers who introduced movies into the Balkans at the beginning of the century.