Dionysos is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Jean Rouch, starring Jean Monod and Hélène Puiseux. It tells the story of an American drama teacher who after writing a thesis on Dionysus tries to combine Dionysian rites with the work at a car factory, in an attempt to create the world's first car built in joyous frenzy.[1] The film competed at the 41st Venice International Film Festival.[2] It was released in France on 3 December 1986.[3]
| Dionysos | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jean Rouch |
| Written by | Euzhan Palcy Jean Rouch |
| Produced by | Pierre Braunberger |
| Starring | Jean Monod Hélène Puiseux |
| Cinematography | Philippe Costantini Jean Rouch |
| Edited by | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
| Music by | Mauricio Smith |
Production company | Les Films du Jeudi |
Release dates |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French English |
Cast edit
- Jean Monod as Hugh Gray
- Hélène Puiseux as Ariane
- Cookie Chiapalone as one of three maenads
- Fifi Niane Raliatou as one of three maenads
- Kagumi Onodera as one of three maenads
- Germaine Dieterlen as member of the teachers' choir
- Roger Foucher as member of the teachers' choir
- Enrico Fulchignoni as member of the teachers' choir
Reception edit
Harlan Kennedy of American Cinema Papers described the film as "entirely lunatic" in his report from Venice, and wrote: "It's like a 60s hippy charging round the icon-scape of 80s Capitalism with a Super-8 camera and hoping meaning will accrue from the whir of disconnected imagery."[4]
References edit
- ^ "Dionysos". bifi.fr (in French). Cinémathèque Française. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ^ "Dionysos". Actes Sud (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ^ "Dionysos". UniFrance Films (in French). Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ^ Kennedy, Harlan (1984). "The Renaissance Ruled O.K." American Cinema Papers. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
External links edit
- Dionysos at IMDb
- Catalogue entry at the production company's website (in French)
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