Eros, O Basileus backdrop

Eros, O Basileus 1967 Directed by Gregory J. Markopoulos

Structured in nine tableaux each a study of a simple action or situation involving a lone, naked figure, the blind Eros, searching for fulfilment, for self. The objects he touches - books, paintings - can be seen as icons of the creative spirit; there is also a motor cycle and film equipment. In succeeding scenes he appears to try on identities offered by institutional doctrines of religion and social traditions of (overt) masculinity. Much of the film was constructed in-camera with a small amount of editing afterwards. An innovation was the use of in-camera fade-outs as phrase markers, not as terminal points, within a single set-up or shot.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language No Language
Gnere Drama
Release Date 23 April 1967
45 mins