1919. L’Armée rouge entre dans Odessa. Parmi les étrangers partant se trouve une orpheline recueillie par le patriarche de la communauté grecque.

With his sweeping, observational camera gliding across the theatrical tableaux of his astonishing compositions, Theo Angelopoulos forges a panoramic study in the landscapes of his national history. The first film in an unfinished triptych, The Weeping Meadow is an expansive, elliptical masterwork.