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140 International Film FestivalsNothing Beyond Measure
Medèn Agan
- Italy
- 2018
- 95 minutes
- Drama
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Alessandro VantiniWriter :
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140 International Film Festivals
A woman and two men. It’s night time. They cut the chain off the gate at the entrance of the theatre, they set the scene with the few objects they have brought with them, among which is a camera. They have the task of “celebrating” a tragic ritual. The tragedy is Antigone by Sophocles: the conflict between human and divine laws, the condition of women, the arrogance of power, the incapacity of reconciling one’s own reasons with the reasons of another and mutual respect.
From here we have the title of the film: the ancient Greek saying “medèn àgan”, niente oltre misura, nothing beyond measure. The “celebration” and the challenge consist in the fact that three human beings, alone before themselves, with no costumes, masks or any other aids, are sharing among themselves the roles of Sophocles’ work, including the chorus.
Cinema has the power of plumbing the origin of every rite in the best manner: self detachment, in order to submit to the energy of comprehension that every character bears within in the situation he has been put in by the author. The rite of cinema, the rite of tragedy and the rite of theatre witness all processes of inner transformation in which every human being has his leading role to play and is actively responsible for, seeking the comprehension of a level of reality even more real than visible reality.
From here we have the title of the film: the ancient Greek saying “medèn àgan”, niente oltre misura, nothing beyond measure. The “celebration” and the challenge consist in the fact that three human beings, alone before themselves, with no costumes, masks or any other aids, are sharing among themselves the roles of Sophocles’ work, including the chorus.
Cinema has the power of plumbing the origin of every rite in the best manner: self detachment, in order to submit to the energy of comprehension that every character bears within in the situation he has been put in by the author. The rite of cinema, the rite of tragedy and the rite of theatre witness all processes of inner transformation in which every human being has his leading role to play and is actively responsible for, seeking the comprehension of a level of reality even more real than visible reality.
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