Dionysus (film)
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Dionysus in '69 is a 1970 film by Brian De Palma
. The film records a performance of The Performance Group
's stage play of the same name, an adaptation of The Bacchae
. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival
. The play is one of the most controversial ever written, as it involved nudity and live sexual acts with audience participation. Many audience members sued over having been touched inappropriately.
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as the horror film Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Mission:...
. The film records a performance of The Performance Group
The Performance Group
The Performance Group was a New York City troupe of experimental theater started by Richard Schechner in 1967. TPG's home base was the Performing Garage in the SoHo district...
's stage play of the same name, an adaptation of The Bacchae
The Bacchae
The Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by the Athenian playwright Euripides, during his final years in Macedon, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. It premiered posthumously at the Theatre of Dionysus in 405 BC as part of a tetralogy that also included Iphigeneia at Aulis, and which...
. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival
20th Berlin International Film Festival
The 20th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 26 to July 7, 1970. However, the competition was cancelled and no prizes were awarded, over controversy surrounding Michael Verhoeven's film o.k.-Jury:* George Stevens...
. The play is one of the most controversial ever written, as it involved nudity and live sexual acts with audience participation. Many audience members sued over having been touched inappropriately.
Cast
- Remi Barclay - Roy
- Samuel Blazer - Raymond
- Jason Bosseau - Jackson
- Richard Dia - Johnson
- William FinleyWilliam Finley (actor)William Finley is an American actor who has appeared in the films Simon, Silent Rage, Phantom of the Paradise, Sisters, Obsession and The Wedding Party. Finley has had a long film relationship with director Brian De Palma, beginning with the student films "Woton's Wake", and "Murder a la Mod"...
- Dyonysus - Joan MacIntosh - Jessica
- Vicki May - Joan
- Patrick McDermott - Patrick
- Margaret Ryan - Margaret
- Will Shepherd - Pentheus
- Ciel Smith - Mandy