A Response to Oliver Stone's Hephaistion (Part One)

[fiona13]

A Response to Oliver Stone’s Hephaistion

The scene is set - the wedding of Philip II of Macedon to the young Eurydice, with Macedonians celebrating enthusiastically and sophisticated Athenian visitors looking underwhelmed. Two young men in immaculate chitons sit close side by side. They’re both drinking, but they’re not partying. Alexander looks

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[hiphys]

I apologize for my poor english

[fiona13]

Dear hiphys, thank you for your lovely comments and the interesting information from the Alexander Romance. Actually, in this article I was only trying to analyse the portrayal of Hephaistion, so I was avoiding making too many comments about Alexander himself, but I am sure you are right that Oliver Stone took the line "When my mother marries again, I'll invite you to her wedding" from the Romance.
I had not heard about Michail Kuzmin, and it is very interesting that 'The Deeds of Alexander the Great' contains a line asking Alexander if he has experienced love. Perhaps Oliver Stone read that too - it would be a strange coincidence if he had come up with such a similar line, in the balcony scene, if he had not.
Thank you very much for the information!

[asiacheetah]

'You still hold your head cocked, like that.

I’ve stopped that!

Like a deer listening in the wind. You strike me still, Alexander. You have eyes like no other. I sound as stupid as a schoolboy, but you’re everything I care for, and by the sweet breath of Aphrodite, I’m so jealous of losing you to this world you want so badly.

You’ll never lose me, Hephaistion. I’ll be with you always, till the end.'

Interesting. I don't believe these words were in either the Director's cut or Alexander Revisited. Wonder why they edited that if its an extended scene.