Acteón (1967)
Overview
An expressionist reimagining of the classic Greek myth involving Acteón and Diana, transposed to Spain's Costa Brava by a future auteur of horror cinema. Based on the myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses in which Acteón accidentally catches a glimpse of Diana, the goddess of love, and is subsequently turned into a deer for his dogs to devour, Jorge Grau's modernist retelling resets the story to contemporary Spain, where a fisherman – played by Martin LaSalle, star of Bresson's Pickpocket – follows an enchanting, flirtatious stranger into the city.
Cast
Martin LaSalle
Acteón
Pilar Clemens
Primera Mujer
Juan Luis Galiardo
Joven
Claudia Gravy
Segunda Mujer
Nieves Salcedo
Mujer del Prestidigitador
Guillermo Méndez
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