Psyche

1948 25min

Psyche 1947, made while a student at USC, shows Markopoulos’ developing style and his sensuous use of colour and composition. Shot in the Hollywood hills, the film was inspired by an unfinished novella by Pierre Louÿs. - Tate Modern

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Of Blood, of Pleasure and of Death(3)

The trilogy 'Of Blood, of Pleasure and of Death' (1947-1948), which began with Psyche (1947), the first film, produced by Gregory Markopoulos in 16mm, based on an unfinished novel by Pierre Louÿs, is completed with Lysis and Charmides, both based on Platonic dialogues. Addressing themes of homosexuality, these three films illustrate a symbolic use of colour and composition. (Centre Pompidou)

Psyche (1948)

5.5

Lysis (1949)

5.5

Markopoulos called Lysis “a study in stream-of-consciousness poetry of a lost, wandering, homosexual soul” and felt that the film foreshadowed The Illiac Passion.

Charmides (1949)

5.5

Based on Plato's dialogue Charmides.

Psyche

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Of Blood, of Pleasure and of Death(3)

Psyche (1948)

Lysis (1949)

Charmides (1949)