The Erotokritos is a narrative poem composed by Vitsentzos Kornaros in early 17th century Crete. It consists of 10,012 fifteen-syllable rhymed verses, the last twelve of which refer to the poet himself. It is written in the Cretan dialect of the Greek language. Its central theme is the love story between Erotokritos and Aretousa. Around this theme, revolve other themes such as honour, friendship, bravery and courage. In this adaptation, colorful shadow puppets are deployed.
Evgenios Spatharis
Director
Vitsentzos Kornaros
Writer
Alberto Eskenazy
Erotokritos (voice)
Ilias Labridou
Aretousa (voice)
Evgenios Spatharis
Poet (voice)
Lykourgos Kallergis
Iraklis (voice)
Rika Sifaki
Frrosyni (voice)
Giorgos Partsalakis
Polydoros (voice)
The History of Love64%
Not Easily Broken63%
The Man from Elysian Fields58%
Maria's Lovers60%
Dear John68%
Captain Corelli's Mandolin59%
Time Is Up64%
The Magic of Ordinary Days73%
Αν...62%
Wander Darkly60%
Dishonored68%
A Journal for Jordan69%
Gabriel's Inferno: Part III83%
Life in a Year82%
Battleground67%
Nine Lives61%
The Yellow Handkerchief62%
The Kill Team64%
Gabriel's Inferno83%
Ashes in the Snow64%
