Notes Towards an African Orestes
Notes Towards an African Orestes (1975) is a documentary, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It stars Gato Barbieri and Donald F. Moye. The 65-minute film holds an audience score of 7.5/10.
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What Notes Towards an African Orestes Is About
Pasolini wanted to make a version of Aeschylus’s Oresteia set in Africa around 1960, when one colony after another was following Ghana into independence, and this is the notebook left over from the attempt. He scouts locations in Tanzania and Uganda in late 1968 and early 1969, looks at people he meets in the street and says aloud that one could be Orestes and another Electra, and cuts in newsreel from the war in Biafra. Then he screens his own notes for a group of African students in Rome, who tell him politely and unmistakably that the primeval Africa he has imagined has little to do with the place they come from. The feature was never made, and by the end the person least convinced by the idea seems to be Pasolini himself.
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What is Notes Towards an African Orestes about?
Pasolini wanted to make a version of Aeschylus’s Oresteia set in Africa around 1960, when one colony after another was following Ghana into independence, and this is the notebook left over from the attempt. He scouts locations in Tanzania and Uganda in late 1968 and early 1969, looks at people he meets in the street and says aloud that one could be Orestes and another Electra, and cuts in newsreel from the war in Biafra.
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How long is Notes Towards an African Orestes?
Notes Towards an African Orestes runs for 65 minutes (1h 5m).
When did Notes Towards an African Orestes come out?
Notes Towards an African Orestes was released in 1975.
Who directed Notes Towards an African Orestes?
Notes Towards an African Orestes was directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Who stars in Notes Towards an African Orestes?
Notes Towards an African Orestes stars Gato Barbieri, Donald F. Moye, Marcello Melis, Yvonne Murray.
What is Notes Towards an African Orestes's rating?
Notes Towards an African Orestes holds 6.6/10 on IMDb and 7.5/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 68 out of 100.
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