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The Bacchantes
The Bacchantes

THE BACCHANTES

Le baccanti

Directed by Giorgio Ferroni
Italy, France, 1961
Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis

The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter.

Synopsis

The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter.