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Iphigenia YA_Gift_Guide Taking Manhattan reveals the foundingDirector Michael Cacoyannis, having previously helmed a film version of such classic Greek tragedies as The Trojan Women, once more reaches back to the 5th century B. C. for his source material in Iphigenia. Based on the play by Euripides, the film concerns the efforts by Agamemnon (Costa Kaslakos) to curry favor with the gods and win an upcoming battle. He decides to prove his worthiness by sacrificing his daughter Iphigenia (Tatiana Papamoskou).