Rent The Beekeeper (1986)

3.5 of 5 from 91 ratings
1h 57min
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Synopsis:
Distinguished Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos directs the great Marcello Mastroianni in this extraordinary and beautifully photographed tale of self-discovery. Mastroianni plays Spyros, a schoolmaster of late middle-age who is disenchanted and unfulfilled by life. Deciding to undertake a solitary journey to find emerging springtime flowers for his cherished beehives, Spyros encounters a young female hitchhiker with whom he begins to become obsessed. Charged with quiet emotional intensity, The Beekeeper' is a moving and powerful film about a man's struggle to find release from the spectre of the past.
Actors:
, , , , Dinos Iliopoulos, , Iakovos Panotas, Stamatis Gardelis, , , Konstandinos Konstandopoulos, , , , , , Costas Tymvios, ,
Directors:
Writers:
Theodoros Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra
Aka:
O Melissokomos
Studio:
Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
Genres:
Drama
Collections:
Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 3
Countries:
Greece
BBFC:
Release Date:
07/06/2010
Run Time:
117 minutes
Languages:
French Dolby Digital 2.0, Greek Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Theatrical trailer

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Reviews (2) of The Beekeeper

From a bygone era - not in a good way - The Beekeeper review by DJ

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29/12/2019

An unhappy combination of visually unappealing, tedious and clichéd narrative and some very unpleasant scenes - I wonder why I stuck with it to the end. Actors who failed to project their feelings or the nature of their relationships to the audience, leading to actions without apparent motivation or cause. Some 'sex' scenes that contrived to be, at the same time, pornographic and un-arousing - deeply dubious in a post-#Metoo context. I'd quite like to read the young actor's perspective on the filming of those scenes - might she share have a lot in common with Maria Schneider? Even the beekeeping activity is factually dubious. My advice is don't waste your time

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thought provoking and very sad - The Beekeeper review by pete b

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10/10/2023

I'd seen this film back in the 80's, and it had stuck in my mind though I subsequently forgot the title/director. Came across the work of Angelopolous when I watched his 'The Weeping Meadow'. Re-watching The Beekeper I found it compelling, Mastroianni is phenomenal in his playing of a desperately sad and unhappy late middle aged chap, for whom life has clearly gone wrong, or he's got wrong. And of course Angelopolous likes the long take, always a winner with me.

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