Isn't Netflix great? I got to watch a 1977 Greek making of this tale. Oh sure it wasn't a great movie but I'm not a film critic so I won't bother. I enjoyed watching it because it helped to kindle a little fire. I realized that these Greek tragedies, like Shakespeare, were meant to be seen not read. I also realized that the whole thing is a soap opera, not surprising when I think of it, Greek tragedy is where we get operas from and then where soap operas got thier name from, duh. The Trojan war is Salem or General Hospital, its just the pretense for all the drama.
The plot is that a soldier kills a sacred deer and an oracle proclaims that to win the war Agamemnon, as the leader of the Greek army, must make the first sacrifice, his child for Greece's children. Agamemnon writes his wife saying that Iphigenia is to marry Achilles before they go. He lures her there with the promise of marriage to a hero. Once the plot is revealed she runs away but the soldiers drag her back. Agamemnon struggles with this and tries to come up with a way to save her but in the end convinces her that if she doesn't the army will kill her themselves and the whole family. So Iphigenia tell her mother to bring her bridal veil and wreath, you can see her in it on the poster, looks kind of like a deers antlers. She says, "Death will be my marriage, children and glory." it ends with the Greek army sailing off and Clytemnestra watching as the wind wipes her hair around her strong dark eyes. It was very good but then I love old European movies. Small warning to those squeamish about nudity, hey like I said its European. As a side comment, the Achilles in this one made Brad Pitt look butch.