ELEKTRA

ELEKTRA

The portrait of Irene Papas in the homonymous role of Elektra, cre ated by the painter Kurt Degen, takes up the greatest part of the poster. It’s a purple-black two-colored portrait in profile, over anochre background. Below the image, the film’s title and crew read: “Irene Papas in ELEKTRA. Ein Film von Michael Cacoyannis nach der Tragödie von Euripides. Drehbuch : Michael Cacoyannis. Musik : Mikis Theodorakis. Kamera : Walter Lassaly“.On the right, over a black background, the awards of the film are recorded: „Preisgerkrönt : Filmfestspiele Cannes. Beste filmische Ubertragung eines Bühnenstückes. Filmfestspiele Edinburgh. Preis für besonders künstlerische Qualität. Filmfestspiele Saloniki. Bester Film, Beste Reigie, Beste Hauptdarstellerin“. On its upper left, the poster bears the artist’s signature: Kurt Degen.
An outstanding two-colour pictorial portrait of Irene Papas by Kurt Degen covers two thirds of the poster, while the remaining third is dedicated to the film’s awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival and Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The title letters (ELEKTRA) appear in the Latin alphabet, and are reminiscent of ancient Greek symbols.