This film, shot in 1964 and awarded at the Paris Biennale in 1965, was never shown in cinemas. It's screening at the event "Epicurius Apollo by the Moonlight" was one of the rare ones and combined with the place where it was filmed and dedicated, it was a unique experience for the viewers.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae: collectible documentary before the temple is covered! It is the first film about the temple of the epicurean Apollo that Iktinos built on top of a mountain.
The director (Jean-Daniel Pollet) was enchanted and said that this temple was the center of the world for him. So he filmed him with the rhythm of a sacred ritual and the result rewarded his efforts. The temple is built mainly with limestone stone and is without the statue of the god Apollo. Impressed by the charm of the archaeological site of Basso, the excellent director Jean-Daniel Pollet, as soon as he discovered it, found an existential refuge saying "Here you can exist".
He characterized the place as the unheard end of magic and for a decade considered it the center of the world. He visited it many times and three of his films have references to the temple of the Epicurean Apollo. One of these "Vasses" is dedicated to the temple. It is a cinematic poem. The director himself has described his relationship with Vasses as follows: "I first saw the temple of the Basses while circumnavigating the Mediterranean. So I have to say why I left, why I did this round. I had marked the temple in a lithograph (not a photo) of some book because it said that it was the only one built on the heights of the Peloponnese and without a view of the sea.
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