#phaedra 1962

it is interesting to me as well that in a film based on a euripides play, the only gods present are aphrodite in london, and christianity elsewhere. (phaedra closes an image of mary with jesus, and there are some saints burning during the sex scene). it makes sense, modern greece is primarily orthodox, and thematically, it contributes to the film's commentary on national identity in the face of international enterprise... there's a lot of thanos needing to go off to brussels or such to secure deals for his ships-- particularly by air travel rather than the boats one would expect from him.