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Cast

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Jean Sylvère ... Socrate (as Jean Silvère)
Anne Caprile ... Santippe (as Anna Caprile)
Giuseppe Mannajuolo ... Apollodoro (as Bepy Mannaiuolo)
Ricardo Palacios ... Critone
Antonio Medina ... Platone
Julio Morales ... Antistene
Emilio Miguel Hernández ... Meleto
Emilio Hernández Blanco ... Ipperide
Manuel Angel Egea ... Cebete
Jesús Fernández ... Cristobolo
Eduardo Puceiro ... Simmia
José Renovales ... Fedo
Gonzalo Tejel ... Anito
Antonio Requena ... Ermete
Roberto Cruz ... Un vecchio
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Socrates (USA)
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Argentina:120 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | USA:120 min
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An excellent treatment of the last days of Socrates, 18 February 2002
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Author: zetes from Saint Paul, MN

Apparently, no one else has seen this. That's a pity. Anyone who has studied Plato would love it, I think. Of course, it doesn't beat the actual reading of Plato's dialogues, but it's a nice supplement. The adaptation is straightforward. The Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo are reduced in size, but their contents are there. Also there is to be found pieces of The Republic and many others that I probably haven't read yet (the Protagoras and Lysias are mentioned directly). The Symposium, which is the only dialogue that I can say I know particularly well, is briefly alluded to. There's also a great scene where a man teases Socrates by citing Aristophanes' The Clouds, which was the play that, according to the Apology, sowed the seeds of his death. Rosselini's direction is subtle and exquisite. The camera moves perfectly. The production design is great. A lot of research went into this to make it as accurate as possible. I don't know of any film that has done as well in these aspects. The acting is also perfect. The man who plays Socrates IS Socrates. 9/10.

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