Polyphemus, Acis and Galatea

Nan
0h 16m
1995
4.5 /10 (2)

Overview

The Cyclops Polyphemus falls in love with the beautiful nymph Galatea, but she rejects him in favor of Acis, a shepherd. Furious, Polifemo goes in search of Acis to take revenge. Animated short film that explores the love and the sexuality from Greek myth of Galatea and Acis.

Country : Russia
Languages : Pусский
Released Date: 1995-01-01

Top Billed Cast

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Tamara Syomina

Tatyana Kanaeva

Vadim Kurkov

Nikita Dzhigurda

Tatyana Chernopyatova

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