Movies: Greek mythology

Based on the Greek mythology Medusa. Plot TBA....

Penthesilea, the first of six films made by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, traverses thousands of years to look at the image of the Amazonian woman in myth. It asks, among other questions, is the Amazonian woman a rare strong female image or is she a...

Trauma and redemption through the lens of Greek mythology....

In 1963 Boultenhouse wrote, produced, and directed Dionysius,which he described as a “free treatment of Euripides' The Bacchae.”It starred the dancers Louis Falco, Anna Duncan, and Nicolas Magallanes as Dionysius, Agave, and Pentheus respectively, an...

After a one night stand with the woman of his dreams, Nick starts experiencing otherworldly phenomena in his house during a party. As people disappear, their goal becomes clear: make it out of the party alive or fall victim to the Curse of the Siren....

Prometheus, on an Odyssean journey, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge in search of the characters of his imagination. After meeting the Muse, he proceeds to the "forest." There, under an apple tree, he communes with his selves, represented by celebrated pe...

Based on the harrowing love story of Greek soldier Achilles and his 'brother-in-arms' Patroclus, this modern retelling explores Achilles' grief and how the pair reunite....

Johnny Minotaur is a lyrical explosion of taboos: incest, intergenerational desire, pansexuality and autoeroticism are a few of the issues Charles Henri Ford grapples with through mythopoeic, sensual imagery, recitations of his diaries and a philosop...

A modern low-budget adaptation of the myth of Sisyphus, made by film students as an school project...

The Cyclops Polyphemus falls in love with the beautiful nymph Galatea, but she rejects him in favor of Acis, a shepherd. Furious, Polifemo goes in search of Acis to take revenge. Animated short film that explores the love and the sexuality from Gree...

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Belladonna is a monster film based around the "Lamia" in ancient Greek Mythology. With tones of Giallo films of the past, Belladonna tells a story of a once child-eating snake, who has found a way to stay hidden in the modern world....

Alternate-language version of Amphitryon (1935)....

In this modern adaptation of the classic Greek myth two young lovers bound by a tragic fate plot to escape their homes to start a new life somewhere far from their families....

In this graduation film and modern interpretation of the famous epic, Odysseus relates how he, after winning the Trojan War, resolutely returns to his home in Ithaca. A story about psychedelic lotus flowers, introverted one-eyed giants, sexy Sirens a...

The story of the titan Prometheus, who stole fire from Olympus for people and was severely punished for this by Zeus: Prometheus' friend the blacksmith Hephaestus was forced to chained him to the rock, and every day the eagle that flew from Olympus p...

When Eros shoots his arrows on the god Apollo, he falls madly in love with Daphne. But the nymph does not correspond to his love and escapes as she can from the harassment of Apollo. Animated short film based on the Greek myth of Apollo and Daphne....

A descendant of ancient Greek sirens searches for love on modern day Long Island. After many failed relationships she worries that the problem lies with her, but she remains determined to find her soulmate....

Eleven-year old Jason and his companions, including Hercules and Orpheus, go with the ship "Argo" in the search for the Golden Fleece. With wit and cunning to overcome various obstacles until they reach the destination of their fantastic journey. The...

Pioneer of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger, uses this technique in a retelling of the Greek legend in which the sculptor, Pygmalion, brings a statue to life....