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Drama

Phèdre

5.8(6)

Released:September 25, 2003

Status:Released

Hèdre is queen but doesn't love the king. She prefers his son Hippolytus, whom he had from a first marriage, to Theseus. A guilty love, hidden by feigned hatred, that makes her suffer and perish, and that she can't keep from confessing as soon as she hears of the king's death. But Hippolyte doesn't love her. And the monarch is only wounded. Ashamed, the queen can no longer look at him. Oenone, her confidante, tries to save her by making the king believe that the outrage comes from his son. Fanned by Theseus, the fury of the gods strikes Hippolytus. The adulteress kills herself.

Cast

Dominique Blanc

Dominique Blanc

Phèdre

Eric Ruf

Eric Ruf

Hippolyte

Pascal Greggory

Pascal Greggory

Thésée

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Duchaussoy

Théramène

Christiane Cohendy

Christiane Cohendy

Oenone

Marina Hands

Marina Hands

Aricie

Nathalie Bécue

Nathalie Bécue

Panope

Agnès Sourdillon

Agnès Sourdillon

Ismène

Storyline

Hèdre is queen but doesn't love the king. She prefers his son Hippolytus, whom he had from a first marriage, to Theseus. A guilty love, hidden by feigned hatred, that makes her suffer and perish, and that she can't keep from confessing as soon as she hears of the king's death. But Hippolyte doesn't love her. And the monarch is only wounded. Ashamed, the queen can no longer look at him. Oenone, her confidante, tries to save her by making the king believe that the outrage comes from his son. Fanned by Theseus, the fury of the gods strikes Hippolytus. The adulteress kills herself.

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