Storyline
Structured in nine tableaux each a study of a simple action or situation involving a lone, naked figure, the blind Eros, searching for fulfilment, for self. The objects he touches - books, paintings - can be seen as icons of the creative spirit; there is also a motor cycle and film equipment. In succeeding scenes he appears to try on identities offered by institutional doctrines of religion and social traditions of (overt) masculinity. Much of the film was constructed in-camera with a small amount of editing afterwards. An innovation was the use of in-camera fade-outs as phrase markers, not as terminal points, within a single set-up or shot.
Cast & Crew
Robert Beavers
Eros
LeadWhat People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gregory J. Markopoulos's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Eros, O Basileus is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
