film
‘The Gods Are Still Not to Blame’
University of Bristol Bristol, United KingdomThe University of Bristol is holding the UK premier of ‘The Gods Are Still Not to Blame’, a Nigerian cinematic adaptation of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. The event will take place at the Wills Memorial Building (room 3.32) on Wednesday 21st March, 5pm. Opening remarks will be given by Oyefunke Fayoyin, the film’s director and producer. […]
‘The Classical Now’
Bush House Arcade London, United Kingdom2 March - 28 April Tues.-Sat., 11am-5pm Free entrance ‘The Classical Now’ is an exhibition at King’s College London that explores antiquity in the modern and contemporary artistic imagination. The exhibition brings together over 50 works - ranging from Greek and Roman antiquities (in bronze, marble, ceramic and mosaic), to modern and contemporary works of […]
Audio / Visual Romans
British School at Rome via Antonio Gramsci 61, Rome, ItalyAudio / Visual Romans seeks to explore the complex relationship between sound and image in films about ancient Romans: musical accompaniment as the aural encoding of history; film dialogue as the mechanism by which the past speaks in the present.Afternoon Roundtable Discussion 15.30 - 17.00 and Evening Film Screening 18.00 - 20.00FREE. ALL WELCOME. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.You are […]
The Ancient Worlds of Greece and Rome in the cinema
Cross Street Chapel Manchester, United KingdomThe worlds of Greece and Rome have been central to western education and culture since the Renaissance. It is therefore not surprising that antiquity has provided subject matter for the cinema since the movies began. Some of the most memorable movies that Hollywood has produced are Greek and Roman epics (Ben-Hur, Jason and the Argonauts, […]
‘For an empty tunic, for a Helen’
University College London London, United KingdomA film screening on the life of ancient and modern Helens, introduced by Dr Antony Makrinos with music composed by Belinda E.S.
Film and History Conference: Classical Antiquity panels – Classical Antiquity: Screening the “political animals” of the Ancient Mediterranean world
Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club 1 W Dayton St, Madison, WI, United StatesClassical Antiquity: Screening the “political animals” of the Ancient Mediterranean world An area of multiple panels for the 2018 Film & History Conference: Citizenship and Sociopathy in Film, Television, and New Media Full details at: www.filmandhistory.org/conference DEADLINE for abstracts: June 1, 2018 Aristotle famously defined humans as “political animals”: organizing themselves within the social […]
Medea on the Contemporary Stage and Screen
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA, United StatesPacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) In recent years, the afterlives of Greek tragedy have received special attention in the rapidly expanding field of classical reception studies. With reincarnations ranging from Japanese Noh theater to the Mexican screen, Euripides’ Medea is now more than ever a truly global “classic.” The time is ripe […]