Comedy ·History · United Kingdom · 1995 · 52m

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing poster
Director
Coky Giedroyc
Cast
Robert Glenister as Aristophanes Frances Barber as Adonia Patrick Barlow as Cephisophon Rosalie Crutchley as Aristophanes' mother Dexter Fletcher as Aristophanes' son Robert Pugh as Cleon
Crew
April De Angelis — Writer Tariq Ali — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Coky Giedroyc Director April De Angelis Writer Tariq Ali Producer
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