#irene papas

[hotvintagepoll]

Irene Papas propaganda; she was 5’10” (literal! Greek! goddess!), she fluently spoke four languages, and she was a lifelong leftist who fought against Greece’s right-wing military government in the late 60s/early 70s. Part of her resistance involved recording songs the government banned, some of which are still popular in Greece today

Irene vs Marpessa

#irene papas #propaganda

[queenofshilla]

IRENE PAPAS in Zorba the Greek (1964) (dir. Michael Cacoyannis)

#Irene Papas #Zorba the Greek #giffedbyme #dailyflicks #classicfilmloves #classicfilmblr #cinemaspast #junkfooddaily #filmedit #cinemapix #worldcinemaedit #dailywomen #This stare tells a thousand words

[cinematicjourney]

Iphigenia (1977) | dir. Michael Cacoyannis

#iphigenia #michael cacoyannis #tatiana papamoschou #irene papas #panos mihalopoulos #films #movies #cinematography #screencaps

[falsenote]

Zorba, the Greek (1964)

#irene papas #zorba the greek #Michael Cacoyannis #might not be the best irene film that begins with z i'm afraid #neither it is the best among those films where she's playing an alluring widow in a remote village #mine

[drowningparty]

I envy the Greece that is taking you away.

Iphigenia (1977)

#iphigenia #achilles #eurpides #hellenism #plays #iphigenia 1977 #tatiana papamoschou #irene papas #panos mihalopoulos #house of atreus #the oresteia #mine #a favourite

[jezabelofthenorth]

ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (1969)

#anne of the thousand days #anne boleyn #catherine of aragon #jane seymour #**edit #genevieve bujold #irene papas

[troublewithangels]

irene papas as clytemnestra in iphigenia (1977)

#irene papas #caps #Goddess. mother. queen. legend etc etc

[isabelleneville]

@perioddramasource: PERIOD DRAMA APPRECIATION WEEK

Day Five: Favourite Period Drama Film - Anne of a Thousand Days (1969)

#anne of a thousand days #perioddramaedit #perioddramaweek2023 #richard taylor #genevieve bujold #michael johnson #irene papas #lesley paterson #peter jeffrey #henry viii #anne boleyn #George Boleyn #Katherine of Aragon #elizabeth i #Edward Seymour #jane seymour #thomas howard #my edits

[dykeganseythethird]

take some more clytemnestra (scenes from an edit i made)

#the edit is to dream girl evil #clytemnestra #aeschylus #the oresteia #greek mythology #florence and the machine #florence welch #ethel cain #iphigenia #irene papas #agamemnon #greek myth #art

[dozydawn]

Irene Papas and Tatiana Papamoschou, 1977. Photographed by Heinz Browers.

#her newspaper umbrella! #irene papas #tatiana papamoschou #1977 #1970s #heinz browers #umbrella #newspaper

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Irene Papas (Tribute to a Bad Man, Electra, Zorba the Greek)—"From the opening shot of Michael Cacoyannis's Electra, as the proud, implacable face emerges from encroaching shadows, it becomes impossible to imagine anyone else as Euripides's heroine. Erect, immutably dignified, dark eyes burning fiercely beneath heavy black brows, Irene Papas visibly embodies the sublimity of classical Greece, tragic yet serene." -Philip Kemp (film critic) Also she's a a badass.

Vivien Leigh (Gone with the Wind, A Streetcar Named Desire)—Leigh is exceptionally beautiful. To quote Garson Kanin, Leigh was "a stunner whose ravishing beauty often tended to obscure her staggering achievements as an actress. Great beauties are infrequently great actresses—simply because they don't need to be. Vivien was different; ambitious, persevering, serious, often inspired." She was an actor's actor, one of those big old-school theatre dames, full of drama and temper.

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Irene Papas:

An amazing actress and singer, some may say a literal Greek goddess. Fought against military dictatorship in her home country and had an affair with Marlon Brando.

She literally played Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world in Greek mythology, what more could you want

Vivien Leigh propaganda:

"I submit this gifset--help she is so beautiful and tragic"

"Extremely versatile, absolutely beautiful features and a wonderful resting bitch face if needed."

"She has such a range of character types that she could fit any favorite type of woman. And have you seen her in the Red Dress? with her cocked eyebrow???"

[Linked GwtW gifset]

"She played one of the most famously unlikable characters in cinema history and knocked it out of the park."

"Vivien Leigh vs every established and wannabe actress on Earth- grand slam winner for Scarlett O'Hara and won the oscar. Ultimate power couple with hottie finalist Laurence Olivier. I am just on my knees for that arched eyebrow and smouldering look."

"She’s just mmm the PASSION behind her performances is palpable, she’s so beautiful and elegant and amazing and yeah"

"look at her. im a gay man and im in love with her"

#vivien leigh #irene papas #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 3

[fuckyeahcostumedramas]

Irene Papas as Clytemnestra & Tatiana Papamoschou as Iphigenia in  Iphigenia (Film, 1977).

#irene papas #clytemnestra #tatiana papamoschou #iphigenia #perioddramaedit #12th century bc #Dionysis Fotopoulos

[aloneandforsakenbyfateandbyman]

Irene Papas in Zorba the Greek (1964)

#Zorba the Greek #Irene Papas #film #1960s #black and white #RIP Greek goddess 💔

[falsenote]

We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)

#i know she was blasting money power glory in that sicilian village #irene papas #we still kill the old way #a ciascuno il suo #elio petri #mine

[drowningparty]

Clytemnestra in Iphigenia (1977)

#clytemnestra #irene papas #iphigenia #iphigenia at aulis #euripides #house of atreus #the oresteia #iphigenia 1977 #hellenism

[earlymodernbarbie]

Irene Papas as Catherine of Aragon on set of Anne of the Thousand Days

#catherine of aragon #katherine of aragon #catalina de aragon #queen catherine #queen katharine #irene papas #anne of the thousand days #tudor period #tudor history #henry viii #the tudors #english history #tudor era #anne boleyn #tudor rose #tudor england #house of tudor #tudors #tudor dynasty #period film #period drama #period piece #the costume #costume drama