| Dionysus in '69 | |
| Director: | Brian De Palma Robert Fiore Bruce Rubin |
| Starring: | William Finley |
| Cinematography: | Robert Fiore Bruce Rubin Brian De Palma |
| Editing: | Bruce Rubin Brian De Palma Robert Fiore |
| Distributor: | Sigma III |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Dionysus in '69[1] is a 1970 film directed by Brian De Palma, Robert Fiore and Bruce Rubin. The film records a performance of The Performance Group's stage play of the same name, an adaptation of The Bacchae.[2] [3] It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.[4]
The film merges the final two performances of the play, from June and July 1969, the final one having been staged with more lighting, for better recording quality. In contrast to the previous non-recorded performances, actors are not fully naked during central scenes so as to ensure distribution to movie theaters.[5] The film makes use of split screen to show both actors and audience involvement in parallel.