Plato's Banquet
Jul 27 1989
•1h 18m
•Drama, TV Movie
At house of Agathon get together many intellectuals and philosophers, including Socrates, to discuss the theme of love and sex: each of them intervenes to support its argument dialogical rules, within the context symposial.
Cast
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Lucas Belvaux
Phèdre
Jean Benguigui
Apollodore
Irene Papas
Diotime
Philippe Khorsand
Aristophane
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