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  • March 24, 2022
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    Theodoros Angelopoulos – Oi Kynigoi AKA The Hunters [171 min version] (1977)

    1971-1980ArthouseDramaGreeceTheodoros Angelopoulos

    Synopsis wrote:
    […]The Hunters (1977), a thematic epilogue to the historical trilogy that centers on a group of middle-aged hunters who discover the perfectly preserved, 30 year-old frozen remains of a partisan (bearing an uncoincidental resemblance to the Byzantine image of Jesus Christ) and, compelled to deliberate on its ‘proper’ disposition, spend a haunted, restless evening confronting their past. Set in post-junta era Greece, the film is a contemporary allegory on the nation’s deliberate suppre
    Acquarello. “Theodoros Angelopoulos.” Senses of Cinema, July 25, 2003. http://sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/angelopoulos/.Read More »

  • February 3, 2022
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    Theodoros Angelopoulos – Oi Kynigoi AKA The Hunters [143 min version] (1977)

    Theodoros Angelopoulos1971-1980ArthouseDramaGreece

    Quote:
    […]The Hunters (1977), a thematic epilogue to the historical trilogy that centers on a group of middle-aged hunters who discover the perfectly preserved, 30 year-old frozen remains of a partisan (bearing an uncoincidental resemblance to the Byzantine image of Jesus Christ) and, compelled to deliberate on its ‘proper’ disposition, spend a haunted, restless evening confronting their past. Set in post-junta era Greece, the film is a contemporary allegory on the nation’s deliberate suppression of painful and unflattering history and collective deflection of personal accountability.Read More »

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