Storyline
Film adaptation by Straub and Huillet of Hölderlin’s 1798 tragedy on the symbolic death of Empedocles, the legislator in Ancient Greece.
Cast & Crew
Av
Andreas von Rauch
Empedokles
LeadVB
Vladimir Baratta
Pausanias
MB
Martina Baratta
Panthea
UC
Ute Cremer
Della
Howard Vernon
Hermokrates
William Berger
Kritias
FH
Federico Hecker
Die drei bürger
Peter Boom
Die drei bürger
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Marie Straub's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Death of Empedocles is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
