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Tag Archives: Greek
Holy Emy (2021) Araceli Lemos, Abigael Loma, Hasmine Killip, Eirini Inglesi
A young Filipina searches for the missing links between her strange bleeding condition Read More »
Open Letter AKA Anoihti epistoli (1967) Yiorgos Stamboulopoulos, Nikiforos Naneris, Eleni Theofilou, Betty Arvaniti
Dimitris, a shy and not ambitious 30-year-old bourgeois, is struggling against his past Read More »
Bloody Christmas AKA Matomena Hristougenna (1951) Giorgos Zervos, Ellie Lambeti, Nikos Hatziskos, Athanasia Moustaka
Returning to Athens after the end of the World War II Read More »
Tungsten (2011) Giorgos Georgopoulos, Prometheus Aleifer, Omiros Poulakis, Vangelis Mourikis
Tungsten deals with the idea of electricity as a metaphor, the scenery is urban Read More »
Young Aphrodites AKA Mikres Afrodites (1963) Nikos Koundouros, Eleni Prokopiou, Takis Emmanuel, Kleopatra Rota
Parallel stories of Eros set in 200 B.C. Nomadic shepherds, plagued by drought Read More »
The Travelling Players AKA O thiasos (1975) Theodoros Angelopoulos, Eva Kotamanidou, Vangelis Kazan, Aliki Georgouli
A group of traveling players peregrinates through Greece attempting to perform Read More »
Days of ’36 AKA Meres tou ’36 (1972) Theodoros Angelopoulos, Vangelis Kazan, Kostas Pavlou, Thanos Grammenos
It is 1936 in Greece, shortly before the Metaxas’ dictatorship. Read More »
Iphigenia AKA Ifigeneia (1977) Michael Cacoyannis, Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Kostas Karras
The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Read More »
Euridice BA 2O37 AKA Evridiki BA 2037 (1975) Nikos Nikolaidis, Vera Tschechowa, John Moore, Niki Triantafillidi
Euridice is living in purgatory awaiting her chance to return to the real world. Read More »
Stella (1955) Michael Cacoyannis, Melina Mercouri, Giorgos Foundas, Alekos Alexandrakis
Fiercely proud and unapologetically independent, Stella–the blonde Rebetico diva Read More »
Evaporating Borders (2014) Iva Radivojevic
Evaporating Borders is a visual essay on displacement and the search for identity. Read More »
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 »