The Erotokritos is a narrative poem composed by Vitsentzos Kornaros in early 17th century Crete. It consists of 10,012 fifteen-syllable rhymed verses, the last twelve of which refer to the poet himself. It is written in the Cretan dialect of the Greek language. Its central theme is the love story between Erotokritos and Aretousa. Around this theme, revolve other themes such as honour, friendship, bravery and courage. In this adaptation, colorful shadow puppets are deployed.
Top Cast
Alberto Eskenazy as Erotokritos (voice)
Ilias Labridou as Aretousa (voice)
Evgenios Spatharis as Poet (voice)
Lykourgos Kallergis as Iraklis (voice)
Rika Sifaki as Frrosyni (voice)
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