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The Bacchae
The Bacchae
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THE BACCHAE

Backanterna

Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Sweden, 1993
Music

Synopsis

The young wine god Dionysus returns to his native town of Thebes after having established his cult in the east. In his entourage, he has a run of Bacchantes. Semele, his mother, was distrusted by her family when she claimed that Zeus was the father of her child.

Synopsis

The young wine god Dionysus returns to his native town of Thebes after having established his cult in the east. In his entourage, he has a run of Bacchantes. Semele, his mother, was distrusted by her family when she claimed that Zeus was the father of her child.