The Bleeding God
When visiting Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, I was struck by an artwork right above the sacred alter depicting what should have been the crucifixion of Christ. Around me was a marble forest of tree-like columns, bathed in psychedelic colours that came pouring in from the stained-glass windows. It felt sacred... but in a way that was almost pagan! While looking up, I could not help but wonder, who exactly was this dying god...?
PRODUCTION TEAM
Writer and Presenter - Michalis Michailidis
Director and Editor - Adam Petritsis
Cinematographer - Morris Gormezano
UV Cinematographer - Konstantinos Kritikos
Original Music Score - Penny Biniari
ACTORS
Dionysus / Christ - Theo Couloumbis
Meanad - Chrissa Kolokouri
THANK YOU TO
Nikolas Karanastasis for generously offering his studio.
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Video Summary
AI GeneratedThe narrator explores the intersection of Christianity and ancient paganism through the lens of Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família. By analyzing the \"dying and rising god\" archetype found in agrarian myths and figures like Dionysus, the video suggests that religious boundaries are fluid and that Gaudí's work reflects a tension between devout Catholicism and an innate, nature-based spirituality.