Lisístrata (2002)

Name: Lisístrata
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2002-09-13
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Maribel Verdú, Juan Luis Galiardo, Javier Gurruchaga, Jesús Bonilla, Teté Delgado

Lisístrata (2002), directed by Francesc Bellmunt, starring Maribel Verdú and Juan Luis Galiardo.

09/13/2002 BR Comedy 1h 29m

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411 BC, Sparta and Athens are in a endless war, but Lisistrata, a beautiful woman has an idea to stop the fight, and convinces all the women to do it: no sex until there is peace.

Julián ElizaldeCinematography
Francesc BellmuntDirector, Screenplay
Jaume MartíEditing
Antoni BadimonProducer

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Lisístrata is a 2002 Spanish comedy film directed by Francesc Bellmunt. It is based on a comic book by the German cartoonist Ralf König, which in turn is loosely based on the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes.

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Plot

It is the year 411 BC and the Peloponnesian War between Sparta (among others) and Athens has been raging for some 20 years. The women who want to see the conflict finally ended use a trick to make their husbands comply: led by the Feminist Lisístrata (Maribel Verdú), they barricade themselves on the Acropolis, where the Athenian treasure is kept, and refuse to have sex with their husbands until peace is restored.

The men soon sport gigantic erections, which as in Aristophanes' play are depicted by huge prosthetics that protrude from under the actors' clothes. This unfortunate state of "blue balls" hinders them in their capacity to fight. Luckily, the Spartans have the same problem.

To the rescue comes Hepatitos (Juan Luis Galiardo), the local homosexual and transvestite, who disguises himself as a medical doctor and advises the generals to order circumstantial homosexuality as a way to relieve the pressure in their men.

At first, the soldiers refuse, but quickly warm up to the idea — and soon everyone lives rather happily in male–male relationships. The women are not amused by this, as their plan has been foiled. However, as the soldiers begin to fall in love with enemy soldiers instead of fighting them, peace is finally established. The women end their strike (not to the delight of all men) and it is hinted that in the future, homosexual and heterosexual relationships will be regarded as relatively exchangeable.

While the film is primarily a bawdy comedy (even more so than the Greek play), it also contains interesting tidbits of historic truth, such as a relatively accurate life-size replica of the Pallas Athene statue by Phidias in the Parthenon.

The scene in which one soldier is about to kill an enemy fighter, but is moved by his beauty so much that he spares him and arranges a tête-à-tête with him after the battle, can be seen as being based on the legend of Achilles and Troilus, son of Priam.

Cast

Maribel Verdú as Lisístrata

Juan Luis Galiardo as Hepatitos

Javier Gurruchaga as Ajax

Jesús Bonilla as Cinesias

Teté Delgado (billed as Tete Delgado) as Mirrina

Aitor Mazo as General Termos

Glòria Cano as Sabrina

Eduardo Antuña as Harpix

Antonio Belart as Potax

Cristina Solà as Lampito

Anna Maria Barbany (billed as Anna Mª Barbany) as Papila

Albert Trifol as General Bonus

Sonia Ferrer (billed as Sònia Ferrer) as Cleonice

Sergio Pazos as Oficial Bitón

José Corbacho as Soldado Lico

References

External links

Lisístrata at IMDb

Text from Lisístrata on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisístrata

Trivia

It premiered on September 13, 2002, a Friday.
It runs 1h29 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosA. Llorens Olivé Producciones Cinematográficas S.A., Fair Play Produccions S.A.
CountriesSpain
LanguagesCatalan, Spanish
StatusReleased

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Julián Elizalde Cinematography
Francesc Bellmunt Director
Jaume Martí Editing
Antoni Badimon Producer
Francesc Bellmunt Screenplay

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What is Lisístrata about?

Lisístrata: 411 BC, Sparta and Athens are in a endless war, but Lisistrata, a beautiful woman has an idea to stop the fight, and convinces all the women to do it: no sex until there is peace.

Who directed Lisístrata?

Lisístrata was directed by Francesc Bellmunt in 2002.

Who stars in Lisístrata?

The cast of Lisístrata includes Maribel Verdú, Juan Luis Galiardo, Javier Gurruchaga, Jesús Bonilla and Teté Delgado.

How long is Lisístrata?

Lisístrata runs for 89 minutes, or 1h29.

What is Lisístrata based on?

Lisístrata is based on Lysistrata.