Iphigenia (LE)

Iphigenia

After mistakenly slaying a sacred deer, Agamemnon is ordered to atone for his sin by the gods. In order for them to guarantee safe passage for his armies to Troy, he must make the ultimate sacrifice: the death of his beloved daughter, Iphigenia. Torn between family and country, he attempts to keep the details of the impossible ultimatum from his wife, Clytemnestra (Irene Papas, We Still Kill the Old Way), choosing to deceive her while he wrestles with the implications of his decision, while those around him wait tensely for his answer. A masterpiece of epic Greek storytelling, Iphigenia is the third film from Michael Cacoyannis (Zorba the Greek, Elektra) to be adapted from a Euripidean tragedy, and one of the director’s most acclaimed and successful films, nominated for both the Palme d’Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

• High-definition digital transfer, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• New interview with Greek film expert Dimitris Papanikolaou on Michael Cacoyannis (2025)
• Archival press conference interview with Michael Cacoyannis (1977)
• Archival interview with director Michael Cacoyannis and actress Irene Papas (1977)
• Newly improved English subtitle translation 
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Vrasidas Karalis
  
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Year: 1977
Country: Greece
Cert: TBC
Format: Blu-ray
Region: AB
RAD158BDLE
EAN: 5060974683130
Release date: 23/02/26