Mourning rock [DVD] / a film by Filippos Koutsaftis.

Material type: Film

FilmPublication details: [Athens] : Greek Film Center, 2000.Description: 1 DVD (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inGenre/Form:

Documentaries

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Summary: "Eleusis is a small industrial town some 20 kilometers west of Athens. Since prehistoric times it has been linked to the favorite legend of the ancients, the myth of Demeter, goddess of the earth, of agriculture and of fertility in general and her daughter Persephone. The Eleusian Mysteries that were held here for two thousand years were related to the life cycle itself and granted the mystoe, or initiates, hope and blessedness in facing death. Here where according to legend grain, the gift of the goddess was first cultivated, some of Greece's largest industries developed with catastrophic consequences on the environment and the sanctuary. We have been filming this town for ten years from the perspective of the pilgrim. Eleusis lies to the west. It is a sacred place, a landmark and a vantage-point from where one can gaze outward and the world around as well as inward to one's self."--Container.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
DVD - 2-day loan	CYA Library Library Office	DVD MOU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	DVD #212.		00000007488

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"Eleusis is a small industrial town some 20 kilometers west of Athens. Since prehistoric times it has been linked to the favorite legend of the ancients, the myth of Demeter, goddess of the earth, of agriculture and of fertility in general and her daughter Persephone. The Eleusian Mysteries that were held here for two thousand years were related to the life cycle itself and granted the mystoe, or initiates, hope and blessedness in facing death. Here where according to legend grain, the gift of the goddess was first cultivated, some of Greece's largest industries developed with catastrophic consequences on the environment and the sanctuary. We have been filming this town for ten years from the perspective of the pilgrim. Eleusis lies to the west. It is a sacred place, a landmark and a vantage-point from where one can gaze outward and the world around as well as inward to one's self."--Container.

Greek dialogue, with English subtitles