Titus Maccius Plautus

Movies

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Theatre Play
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Chvastúň
Writer
Chvastúň
Theatre Play
Amphitryon
Writer
Les dieux s'amusent
Theatre Play
Alternate-language version of Amphitryon (1935).
Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds
Story
Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. He goes to earth and tries to seduce her as himself: an old man. Failing in this, he disguises himself as Amphitryon (Alkemene's husband) and tries again. Next morning Amphitryon and his men come back from war; he suspects adultery and wants a divorce. Jupiter's wife Juno now also comes to earth and clears things up.