Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing (1995)
Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre.
Director: Coky Giedroyc
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Robert Glenister as Aristophanes |
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Frances Barber as Adonia |
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Patrick Barlow as Cephisophon |
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Rosalie Crutchley as Aristophanes' mother |
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Dexter Fletcher as Aristophanes' son |
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Robert Pugh as Cleon |
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Suzy Eddie Izzard as Socrates |
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Richard Strange as Pericles |
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Ewen Bremner as |
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths as |
| Directing | Coky Giedroyc | Director |
| Writing | April De Angelis | Writer |
| Production | Tariq Ali | Producer |
| Sound | Nick Bicât | Music |
