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It is on Ascension Day that Zoe, a brilliant computer analyst, visits the National Park in the center of Athens with her daughter, Katerina. That afternoon in the park, Zoe experiences an overwhelming array of instinctive compulsions and transforms into an ancient Maenad in ecstatic frenzy, even capable of murder. Instincts and animals get loose and panic takes over.
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Old gods and new gods, alive in the urban forests of modern Athens. Magical realism laced with dark, organic psychedelia, Panousopoulos edges the film into madness as the fabulous Alessandra Vanzi transforms from computer whiz to Faerie Queen. It's as if Bergman had adapted Neil Gaiman.
presents a utopian vision for public parks: you can run with animals, fuck a satyr, and kill a cop. i think this is what those urban planning types mean by a "third place"
Σκέψη πρώτη: Ο Ρέτσος ως θεός Πάνας είναι μια εμπειρία που δεν ήξερα πως χρειαζόμουν.Σκέψη δεύτερη: Πόσο αγαπώ τον Πανουσόπουλο που επιλέγει να μετατρέψει τον πλέον τιθασευμένο χώρο του Εθνικού Κήπου σε σκηνικό διονυσιακής έκστασης και οργιώδους μανίας.Σκέψη τρίτη: Κάπως έτσι φανταζόμουν τα Plasmata στο Πεδίον του Άρεως.
A computer analyst experiences a sudden, primal psychological transformation into an ecstatic state while visiting the National Park in Athens.
It was directed by Giorgos Panousopoulos in 1985 and entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.
The film was officially selected for competition at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.
