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Tag Archives: Greece
Alps AKA Alpeis (2011) Yorgos Lanthimos, Stavros Psyllakis, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris
A night nurse in a hospital provides special services to families who have recently lost their loved ones. Read More »
Place AKA Topos (1985) Antouanetta Angelidi, Jany Gastaldi, Magia Lymberopoulou, Annita Santorinaiou
From the Medieval period through the Renaissance, Antoinetta Angelidi’s experimental work of allegories Read More »
The Fear AKA O fovos (1966) Kostas Manoussakis, Elli Fotiou, Anestis Vlahos, Spiros Focás
In this disturbing family drama, a prosperous middle-aged farmer takes up gambling and whoring at the expense of his devoted second wife. Read More »
Violent Rape AKA To nisi tis amartias (1976) Kostas Doukas, Giorgos Stratigakis, Lia Flessa, Petros Zarkadis
Two criminals – impotent, troubled Stamatis and Stefano – escape from prison Read More »
Excursion AKA Ekdromi (1966) Takis Kanellopoulos, Lili Papayanni, Kostas Karagiorgis, Angelos Antonopoulos
The love story between a captain’s wife and his sergeant which has a tragic ending. Read More »
Taxidi (1962) Dinos Dimopoulos, Aliki Vougiouklaki, Nikos Kourkoulos, Vasilis Diamantopoulos
This film is a social comment of the times, exploring issues that centre around relationships Read More »
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me (2001) Nik Triantafyllidis, Frank Ash, Arthur Brown, Eric Burdon
Portrait of an important American musician through the testimonies of fellow musicians Read More »
Lily of the Harbor AKA I Agni tou limaniou (1952) Yorgos Javellas, Georgios Glinos, Eleni Hatziargyri, Alekos Alexandrakis
Captain Giakoumis makes the big decision to forsake the sea and live peacefully close to his wife and his adopted son, Andreas Read More »
Waiting for the Clouds AKA Bulutlari beklerken (2003) Yesim Ustaoglu, Rüçhan Çaliskur, Ridvan Yagci, Dimitris Kaberidis
A moving and emotional friendship between Aysheh, an elderly woman and Mehmet Read More »
The Red Lanterns AKA Ta kokkina fanaria (1963) Vasilis Georgiadis, Jenny Karezi, Giorgos Foundas, Dimitris Papamichael
The residents of a poor neighbourhood in Piraeus are asked to leave as modernization will take place. Read More »
The Cherry Orchard (1999) Michael Cacoyannis, Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Tushka Bergen
Abandoned by her lover and penniless, the charming, aristocratic, and vulnerable Madame Lubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya Read More »
Blackmail Boy AKA Oxygono (2003) Thanasis Papathanasiou, Michalis Reppas, Nena Menti, Maria Kavoyianni, Akilas Karazisis
In the small, closed community of a provincial town, Magda tries to maintain a balance within a family facing many serious problems. Read More »
Emanuelle’s Daughter AKA I mavri Emmanouella (1980) Ilias Mylonakos, Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Livia Russo
After years of abuse at the hands of her husband, a woman, Emmanouella, is pushed to the breaking point. Read More »
Hair AKA Saç (2010) Tayfun Pirselimoglu, Ayberk Pekcan, Nazan Kesal, Riza Akin
Hamdi is a wigmaker. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer he loses interest in everything. Read More »