Acteón (1967)

5.6/10 75 min Drama

Overview

An expressionist reimagining of the classic Greek myth involving Acteón and Diana, transposed to Spain's Costa Brava by a future auteur of horror cinema. Based on the myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses in which Acteón accidentally catches a glimpse of Diana, the goddess of love, and is subsequently turned into a deer for his dogs to devour, Jorge Grau's modernist retelling resets the story to contemporary Spain, where a fisherman – played by Martin LaSalle, star of Bresson's Pickpocket – follows an enchanting, flirtatious stranger into the city.

Cast

Martin LaSalle

Acteón

Pilar Clemens

Primera Mujer

Juan Luis Galiardo

Joven

Claudia Gravy

Segunda Mujer

Nieves Salcedo

Mujer del Prestidigitador

Guillermo Méndez

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