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  • Alekos Sakellarios – Alloimono stous neous (1961)

    1961-1970Alekos SakellariosComedyGreeceRomance

    Andreas and Agisilaos, two rich old friends, are fascinated with young Rita, a poor girl from Plaka, who often visits their aristocratic neighborhood in Kifissia with her mother. They dream of asking for her hand and wonder if aged men have the right to fall in love. Agisilaos actually means to propose marriage whereas Andreas would rather sell his soul to the devil, like Faust, (which he actually does) so he can be young again and win Rita’s love in the traditional way. But perhaps Agisilaos’ option proves to be more …traditional than Andreas’ and finally the two men (the former in his old age and the latter in his rejuvenated version) will have to fight hard to win Rita’s affection.Read More »

  • Michael Cacoyannis – Stella (1955)

    Michael Cacoyannis1951-1960ClassicsDramaGreece

    The story of a young, wild woman who doesn’t want to compromise and settle down. Stella is a restless, rebellious Greek woman who plays with men and enjoys her life as much as she can. But when she meets a young football player, things get mixed up. She loves him but she loves her freedom too. So it’s about time she made an important choice (imdb)
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  • Tzeli Hadjidimitriou – Lesvia (2024)

    Tzeli Hadjidimitriou2021-2030DocumentaryGreece

    The documentary chronicles about four decades in a small farming village of Eressos on the island of Lesbos, where lesbian women from around the world have been gathering since the late ’70s.Read More »

  • Nikos Koundouros – Mikres Afrodites AKA Young Aphrodites (1963)

    Nikos Koundouros1961-1970DramaGreece

    Synopsis:
    In the Hellenistic period, around 200 B.C., a group of shepherds led by Molossos (Zannino) move from the mountain to the plain, in search of new pastures for their flocks. The shepherds lose their way and find refuge near a beach, by a fishing village, next to a group of women whose husbands, all fishermen, are away. Two young children, Skymnos who’s about 10 years old and twelve-year old Chloe (Vangelis Ioannidis, Kleopatra Rota) are initiated in the secrets of love by watching the love-making of a shepherd, Tsakalos (Takis Emmanouil), with a local woman, Arta (Eleni Prokopiou).Read More »

  • Nikos Zervos – Exoristos stin kentriki leoforo (1979)

    1971-1980DramaGreeceNikos Zervos

    Plot synopsis
    A 40-year old man (Kostas Ferris) has reached a milestone of his life. Representing the generation that lived the French rebellion in May ’68, he doesn’t fit into any ideological or social group. Thrown out by everyone, he leaves the coenobium where he was staying. He goes out on the streets, meets old friends and people his age and he gets back together with his old girlfriend as well. He disapproves of a system that may have given birth to him, but which he obstinately refuses to accept. As, neither love nor profound theory can fill his empty soul, he directs his theatrical death.Read More »

  • Ilias Mylonakos – Ishyri dosi… sex AKA Operation Orient (1978)

    Ilias Mylonakos1971-1980ActionCrimeGreece

    When a large amount of heroin in Greece is stolen from a criminal organization, the person initially responsible for the shipment is under considerable pressure to get it back.Read More »

  • Aris Ionas & Lakis Ionas – Lustlands (2013)

    2011-2020Aris IonasDramaGreeceLakis IonasMystery

    Synopsis:
    When lust strikes in a summery, sun-drenched, but somehow darkened Greek countryside farm: a group of young unemployed women are killing their time there. Love affairs, friendships and passions are subtly stimulated by soil, sun, booze, afternoon raunchiness and a secret from the past…Read More »

  • Nikos Nikolaidis – O Hamenos ta Pairnei Ola AKA The Loser Takes All (2002)

    Nikos Nikolaidis2001-2010ActionDramaGreece

    Synopsis:
    A lonely Man in his 40’s wanders with a canary named Belafonte, cigarettes, beers and pills to keep him company… He has no future and no present, only a past, a cloudy mind, poor health and a face that cops love to hate. Not to mention his obsession with “the Apocalypse of John”…
    The Man roams the city’s streets, amongst the “women of his life”. Tough chicks, casual flings, dark nights, filthy bars and strip joints, shady activities, and small hopes…
    He works, when he wants or needs to, for “Fatty” a corrupted detective.
    He steals, when he wants or needs to, from the usual known-unknown people that cross his path. Then, he meets the 19 year-old Kid…
    The Man finds a companion in the face of the Kid, who is willing to follow his escapades without asking too much…Read More »

  • Nikos Nikolaidis – Ta Kourelia Tragoudane Akoma… AKA The Wretches are Still Singing (1979)

    Nikos Nikolaidis1971-1980CrimeDramaGreece
    Ta Kourelia Tragoudane Akoma... (1979)
    Ta Kourelia Tragoudane Akoma… (1979)

    Synopsis:
    Five friends (representatives of the Fifties generation) now in their forties, get together after many years of silence. One shows up from jail, where he has been entering and exiting for years. The other comes from a series of “accidental” murders, another leaves his wife and kids, the fourth one is a wonderer and the last one, the girl of the gang, comes from a lunatic asylum where she has been hiding for years…Read More »

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