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The film is known by a variety of other names: Amphitryon – Happiness from the Clouds, Amphitryon – Aus den Wolken kommt das Glück in Austria, Amfitryon in Greece, Anfitrione in Italy, Det gudomliga äventyret in Sweden. Amphitryon was filmed in Ufa-Atelier, Neubabelsberg, from 2 February 1935 – May 1935.
In 1991 it was the basis for the Jean-Luc Godard film Hélas pour moi. The classic 1935 Nazi-era but anti-Nazi film version, Amphitryon, was based on Kleist. The comic opera Amfitrion by the Croatia composer Boris Papandopulo (composed in 1937) which premiered in 1940. The musical Olympus on My Mind is based on Kleist's adaptation of the play.
Amphitryon is a French language comedy in a prologue and 3 Acts by Molière which is based on the story of the Greek mythological character Amphitryon as told by Plautus in his play from ca. 190–185 B.C. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris on 13 January 1668. [1]
Amphitryon is a character of Greek mythology. Amphitryon may also refer to: a host or entertainer; Amphitryon, a 1935 German musical film; Amphitryon (Plautus play), a Latin play by Plautus from ca. 190–185 B.C. Amphitryon (Molière play), a French comedy after Plautus from 1668; Amphitryon (Dryden play), a 1691 English comedy after Plautus ...
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (/ ʒ ɪ r oʊ ˈ d uː /; French: [ipɔlit ʒɑ̃ ʒiʁodu]; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II.
Amphitryon begins with a prologue given by the god Mercury, in which he gives some background information to the audience. Amphitryon and his slave Sosia have been away at war and are returning to Thebes. Meanwhile, the god Jupiter is sleeping with Amphitryon's wife Alcmena. Jupiter is in the guise of Amphitryon so that Alcmena is unaware that ...
This is a non-definitive list of the most expensive French films, with budgets given in Euros, Francs, and US dollars. Only films with budgets exceeding US$20 million are listed here. Only films with budgets exceeding US$20 million are listed here.
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