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Watch: Το Λιβάδι που δακρύζει 2004 123movies, Full Movie Online – This is the first film of Theo Angelopoulos’ trilogy. The story starts in 1919 with some greek refugees from Odessa arriving somewhere near Thessaloniki. Among these people are two small kids, Alexis and Eleni. Eleni is an orphan and she is also taken care by Alexis’ family. The refugees build a small village somewhere near a river and we watch as the kids grow up and fall in love. But difficult times of dictatorship and war are coming….
Plot: In the first film of Theo Angelopoulos’ incomplete trilogy, the story begins in 1919 with some Greek refugees from Odessa arriving somewhere near Thessaloniki. Among them are two children, Alexis and Eleni. Eleni is an orphan and she is also taken care by Alexis’ family. The refugees build a small village somewhere near a river, where the kids grow up and fall in love. But difficult times of dictatorship and war fast approach…
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Ratings:

	7.9/10 Votes: 4,964
	67% | RottenTomatoes
	73/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 64 Popularity: 4.991 | TMDB

Reviews:

Well thought out devotional movie!
What a spectacular film. If you don’t have a good 162min free of your time, then make it a priority to change it. This movie was full of sensational scenery and the director had taken a photographer’s approach in catching the atmosphere at hand. Coming from a Greek background and taking my 65 year old father to see this film, as he was resorted to tears, I came to realise that this is not just a fictional film, but that reality was close to home and to the heart for many Greek refugees who were forced to flee their country. It was full of nostalgia, music (inspiration by each instrument) and dedicated actors (Eleni as a mother, weeping from the loss of her children). The only thing I didn’t like, was that the film was too long to fit on a tape and the movie was interrupted when the tape ran out, half way through. A 5min interval was then in place, as which many lost their passion and thought the movie was finished. However, once again, this movie made me so emotional, and gave me lots of empathy to humanity. It is so unfortunate that we were only shown the film as a “ONE OFF” in Australia at the world film festival. (both sessions sold out before time) Well done Angelopoulos!! Can’t wait till it hits our shores, so it can be bought on DVD (that’s if it ever gets here). I recommend it, go on, I dare you too to!

Greek tragedy
Theo Angelopolous, the Greek director, undertakes the colossal task of putting in a film some thirty years of history in his country. The director has a poetical way to present his story, which was written in collaboration with some of the best minds of the business, namely, Tonino Guerra, Giorgio Silvani and Petros Markaris, one of our own favorite Greek writers.

The result is a complex canvas in which Mr. Angelopolous paints for us, the viewer, in dark colors that gives us an idea of what the country went through during that period. In a way, the director seems to be taking an outside position in recounting the tragedy his country lived by photographing in long shots almost every frame of the film. Of course, this being his style, it suits the poetical way in which he conceives the basic idea.

There are lots of moments in the film that take the viewer’s breath away by the beauty of the composition of a particular scene. It’s clear the director uses a lot of symbolism in trying to get his point across. The opening scene with the returning people from the Odessa massacre being one of the most effective things in the film. The rowing boats carrying people affected by the flood is another. The many white sheets waving in the wind, are just the highlights of the story, the way Mr. Angelopolous conceives it.

The actors act as an ensemble. Alexandra Aidini, who plays Eleni, the woman at the center of the tragedy, makes quite an impression. The excellent fading cinematography by Andreas Sinanos gives a rich texture to the film, as well as the music score by Eleni Karaindrou, that greatly enhances the mood of it.

While this film is definitely for a general public, it shows great moments of brilliance created by Theo Angelopolous working at his best.

Other Information:

Original Language el
Runtime 2 hr 50 min (170 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 64424
Status Released
Rated N/A
Genre Drama, History, Romance
Director Theodoros Angelopoulos
Writer Theodoros Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris
Actors Alexandra Aidini, Nikos Poursanidis, Giorgos Armenis
Country Greece, France, Italy, Germany
Awards 2 wins & 6 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix DTS
Aspect Ratio 1.66 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm