Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Coky Giedroyc
1995-09-05


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52 min

Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre.

Cast

Name Character Team
Robert Glenister Aristophanes Unowned
Frances Barber Adonia Unowned
Patrick Barlow Cephisophon Unowned
Rosalie Crutchley Aristophanes' mother Unowned
Dexter Fletcher Aristophanes' son Unowned
Robert Pugh Cleon Unowned
Eddie Izzard Socrates Unowned
Richard Strange Pericles Unowned
Ewen Bremner Unowned
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Unowned