The Greek PassionThe Greek elders of Lycovrissi gather to select principals from the village for the Passion Play, held every seven years at Easter. As this passionate story of savage emotions and primitive religious feelings evolves, the actors begin to change according to their roles in the biblical story. We see man's desperate attempt to war against evil in the world about him as greed and lust struggle with pity and moral justice. Book jacket. |
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a Judas I | 1 |
Men Hunted by Men | 23 |
Saints and Robbers | 49 |
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