主演：Bettany Hughes
导演：Nick Gillam-Smith
类型：紀錄片 Documentary 记录 地区：英国 年份：2018
简介：ProfessorBettanyHughesinvestigatesthestoryofBacchus,godofwine,revelry,theatreandexcess,travellingtoGeorgia,Jordan,GreeceandBritaintodiscoverhisoriginsandhispresenceinthemodernworld,andexplorehow'losingoneself'playsavitalroleinthedevelopmentofcivilisation.Inthisfascinatingjourney,BettanybeginsinGeorgiawhereshediscoversevidenceoftheworld'soldestwineproduction,andtheroleitmayhaveplayedinbuildingcommunities.InAthenssherevealsBacchus'spivotalroleinasocietywherehisecstaticworshipwasembracedbyallclasses,andmostimportantlywomen.OnCyprussheuncoversstartlingparallelsbetweenBacchusandChrist.Finally,Bettanyfollowsthegod'smodernembraceinNietzsche'sphilosophy,experimentaltheatreandthehedonistichippiemovementtoconcludethat,whilethisgodofecstasyisworthyofcontemporaryreconsideration,itisvitaltoheedthewarningoftheancients-"MEDENAGAN"-nothinginexcess.