Prometheus

Prometheus (1999)

Tony Harrison's poetic essay on the working class - in particular the British miners -, its struggles, its dreams and its icononography - at the very end of the 20th century, as interpreted through the myth of Prometheus.

Erscheinungsdatum
1999-04-16
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (6)
Laufzeit
2 Std. 4 Min.
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Regie
Tony Harrison

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Prometheus is a 1998 film-poem created by English poet and playwright Tony Harrison. The film-poem examines the political and social issues connected to the fall of the working class in England, amidst the more general phenomenon of the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe, using the myth of Prometheus as a metaphor for the struggles of the working class and the devastation brought on by political conflict and unfettered industrialisation. It was broadcast on Channel 4 and was also shown at the Locarno Film Festival. It was used by Harrison to highlight the plight of the workers both in Europe and in Britain.

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