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In the spring of 1897, the Greeks of Athens watched the first cinematic ventures (short movies in "journal"). In 1906 Greek cinema was born when the Manakis brothers started recording in Macedonia, and the French filmmaker "Leons" produced the first "Newscast" from the midi-Olympic games of Athens (the unofficial Olympic games of 1906).
The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name.The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, and Sissy Spacek.
Amerika Square (Greek: Πλατεία Αμερικής, Plateia Amerikis) is a 2016 Greek drama film directed by Yannis Sakaridis. [1] It was selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated.
Syllas Tzoumerkas was born in Thessaloniki. [3] He studied theatre and directing for Film and Television at the L.Stavrakos Film School and the University of Athens. [4]In 2000, he directed the short film The Devouring Eyes (Ta Matia Pou Trone) that was selected by the Cinéfondation [5] of the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and won the Jury Prize at the 2001 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
The Dust of Time (Greek: Η Σκόνη του Χρόνου) is a 2008 Greek drama film written and directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos, and starring Willem Dafoe, Irène Jacob, Bruno Ganz, Michel Piccoli and Christiane Paul. The film is the second of an unfinished trilogy started with Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow in 2004. [2]
Suntan is a 2016 Greek drama film directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos, from a screenplay by Papadimitropoulos and Syllas Tzoumerkas.It stars Makis Papadimitriou as a middle-aged general practitioner on a resort island who becomes obsessed with a young female patient.
Courtesy of Yannis Drakoulidis / Focus Features 2 stars (out of 4) Even delightful confections are sometimes best left at single servings. Like, say, Baklava. And My Big Fat Greek Wedding. After a ...
O Thiasos, "The Troupe") is a 1975 Greek historical drama film written and directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos that traces the history of mid-20th-century Greece from 1939 to 1952. Many critics have described The Travelling Players as Angelopoulos' masterpiece; 16 critics and five directors voted it one of their favorite films in the British ...