Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Name: Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Genre: Comedy, History
Released: 1995-09-05
Duration: 52 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Robert Glenister, Frances Barber, Patrick Barlow, Rosalie Crutchley, Dexter Fletcher

1995

52m

Comedy History

Director: Coky Giedroyc

Writer: April De Angelis

Overview

Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre.