Gloria Mundi

Gloria Mundi

  • Nikos Papatakis
  • 1976
  • 2h 10m
  • Drama

In his most provocative and hard-hitting film, Nikos Papatakis mercilessly attacks all forms of authority and leads his then-wife Olga Karlatos in a magnificent and sweepingly paroxysmal performance.

Synopsis

A director is making a film about torture in Algeria. His wife portrays an Algerian prisoner. In order to be able to play her role more convincingly, she is subjected to various tortures. Reality and fiction are constantly entwined, until her life becomes an unrelenting humiliation.

Gloria Mundi
Details
Language
French
Also known as
Γκλόρια Μούντι
Country
Subtitles
Greek
Age rating
15+