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The Death of Empedocles (1987) · Cineora

The Death of Empedocles poster

A JEAN-MARIE STRAUB FILM

The Death of Empedocles

19872h 12mMovie

Drama

IMDb6.4/ 10 · 282 votes

THE STORY

Film adaptation by Straub and Huillet of Hölderlin’s 1798 tragedy on the symbolic death of Empedocles, the legislator in Ancient Greece.

Thought-provoking
Melancholic
Period piece
Mythology

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Demanding

Good for talking about after. Contains self-harm or suicide.

DirectorJean-Marie Straub · Danièle Huillet

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.5 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Andreas von RauchEmpedokles

Vladimir BarattaPausanias

Martina BarattaPanthea

Ute CremerDella

Howard VernonHermokrates

William BergerKritias

Federico HeckerDie drei bürger

Peter BoomDie drei bürger

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