Musings!

Rosanna Schiaffino, as Ariadne, in THE MINOTAUR (1960) 

I like this movie. I feel like I'm the only one who likes it. The best aspect of this movie is the double role Rosanna plays, as Ariadne, from Greek mythology, and the evil twin sister Phaedra. Without Rosanna's double role, the story would have been less interesting. In this scene, like the Greek myth, Ariadne uses a thread from her clothes to make sure she can find her way out of the Minotaur's lair. In the myth, the Minotaur lived in a labyrinth but in the movie, the setting changes to a cave/cavern, which is disappointing but I don't really mind it. Visually, the labyrinth would have been more interesting though. Overall, the production is solid with a great cast. Olympian Bob Mathias makes a good debut as Theseus but the movie needed a more imposing Hero. A spectacular movie should be made from this story including the labyrinth. There's so much to it.