Dionysus in '69
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| Directed by |
Brian De Palma Robert Fiore Bruce Rubin |
| Written by |
William Arrowsmith Euripides |
| Starring | William Finley |
| Cinematography | Brian De Palma |
| Edited by | Brian De Palma |
| Distributed by | Sigma III |
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85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dionysus in '69 is a 1970 film by Brian De Palma. The film records a performance of The Performance Group's stage play of the same name, an adaptation of The Bacchae. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
The film records and merges the final two performances of the 1968 stage play, the final one having been staged as extra with more lightning for better recording quality. In contrast to the previous non-recorded performances, actors are not fully naked during central scenes so to ensure distribution to movie theatres. The film makes use of split screen to show both actors and audience involvement in parallel.
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