Frogs (2023) | World’s First Film in Ancient Greek (Original Version)

Frogs – The first feature-length film entirely spoken in Ancient Greek To enable subtitles, click on the gear icon (settings) at the bottom of the video and select ’Subtitles’ to choose your preferred subtitle language(s). Visit our website: Please like and subscribe: Synopsis: Athens, 405 B.C. The city finds itself devoid of talented poets. Consequently, the god Dionysus, accompanied by his slave Xanthias, embarks on a journey to the Underworld to retrieve the renowned tragedian Euripides and to save the city of Athens. Meanwhile, Heracles, Dionysus’ brother, receives a visit from King Admetus, who is mourning the recent loss of his wife Alcestis. Directly based on: “The Frogs“ (405 B.C.) by Aristophanes, “Alcestis“ (438 B.C.) by Euripides, “Symposium“ (380 B.C.) by Plato, and “Battle of the Frogs and Mice“ (3rd century B.C.) With reconstructed Ancient Greek pronunciation of 405 B.C. (Attic and Doric) To ensure broad accessibility to the spoken language in the film, an alternative version utilizing Greek pronunciation was crafted. To watch the dubbed version with modern Greek pronunciation click: [A] 00:00 Prologue: the casus belli [B] 04:23 Xanthias’ jokes [Γ] 05:43 Heracles’ route description [Δ] 11:36 The dead guy [Ε] 13:54 Greetings Charon [Z] 15:56 The frog song [H] 19:47 Xanthias’ cunning plan [Θ] 21:14 An unexpected guest [Ι] 23:30 To the Underworld [K] 27:05 Cheese and wine evening [Λ] 28:54 Mice! [M] 32:25 Diotima’s appearance [N] 34:21 Aphrodite [Ξ] 35:59 The myth of Alcestis [Ο] 38:01 A philosophical conversation [Π] 42:30 Drunkenness and sorrow [P] 44:22 Song of consolation [Σ] 47:47 Tragedy and comedy [T] 48:43 Alcestis? [Y] 51:37 Dramaking [Φ] 54:05 Battle of the Frogs and Mice [X] 58:48 Eureka [Ψ] 01:03:18 Pea soup [Ω] 01:04:50 The final song Starring: Laurens van der Wiel, Arthur Oosthout, Wim Nijs, Maxime Maleux, Victoria Dabo, Gorik Rutten, Wouter Mercelis, Reuben Pitts, Andy Peetermans, Alexandra Vereeck, Martijn Corstjens, and Naomi Commissaris Sand art stories: Colette Dedyn Original music: Nick Van Elsen Written for the screen and directed by Thibaut Lejeune With the support of Elliniki Agogi: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΑΓΩΓΗ Many thanks to our subtitlers: Elena Limongelli, Maria Tsangaraki, Silke Creten, Ευμορφία Καπόλου, Lieven Bollansée, Tomás Fernández, Rui Tavares de Faria, Apollo Chen, Reuben Pitts, Maxime Maleux, Laurens van der Wiel, Arthur Oosthout, Wouter Mercelis Follow us on: Facebook: Instagram: #FrogsTheFilm #AncientGreek #Aristophanes #ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΑΓΩΓΗ #ClassicLiterature #LanguageLearning #Βάτραχοι #GreekMythology #MovieInAncientGreek © 2023 Iuvenalis Pictures. All rights reserved.