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The strength of mankind has always been its women.
In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has been killed, and his widow, Andromache, is left to raise their son, Astyanax, alone. Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, fears being enslaved by her Greek masters, while Helen of Troy risks being executed. Astyanax also becomes the focus of the Greeks' attention as the last male heir of the Trojan royal family.
Avis de la communauté (1)
Kathrine Hepburn plays Queen Hecuba in a film from the director of Electra, Zorba the Greek and Iphogenia. And in all honesty it's not that great. I assume its another adaptation of a Greek tragedy. But it doesn't really work. It's never as engaging as it should be and the characters are fairly one dimensional. Visually it's good, without being great. Hepburn gives a great performance as usual.and she is the high point of the film. But overall its a bit dull. I still like Michael Cacoyannis though and look forward to checking out Electra soon.