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The cinema of Greece has a long and rich history. Though hampered at times by war or political instability, the Greek film industry dominates the domestic market and has experienced international success. Characteristics of Greek cinema include a dynamic plot, strong character development and erotic themes. Two Greek films, Missing (1982) and ...
Yorgos Lanthimos ( / ˈlænθɪmoʊs /; Greek: Γιώργος Λάνθιμος [1] [ˈʝorɣos ˈlanθimos]; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for five Academy Awards . Lanthimos started his career in experimental theatre ...
Lists of film directors by nationality This page was last edited on 19 March 2011, at 18:47 (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0 ; additional terms may apply.
Films by Greek directors (32 C) + Greek women film directors (9 P) A. Greek animated film directors (1 P) D. Greek documentary film directors (2 P) E.
Theodoros Angelopoulos was born in Athens on 27 April 1935. His father Spyros hailed from the town of Ampeliona, Messenia in the Peloponnese. During the Greek Civil War, his father was taken hostage and returned when Angelopoulos was 9 years old; according to the director, the absence of his father and looking for him among the dead bodies (during the "Dekemvriana" in Athens) had a great ...
The following are lists of highest-grossing Greek films screened at cinemas in Greece and globally. The commercial course of Greek cinema has changed over time. The more successful periods are the period of 1950s and 1960s, often called the golden age of Greek cinema, and the recent 2000s.
Greek. Digger is a 2020 Greek drama film directed by Greek director and screenwriter Georgis Grigorakis. [1] It had its world premiere screening as part of the Panorama section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, [2] where it won the independent jury International Confederation of Art Cinemas Art Cinema Award for Panorama 2020. [3]
Being the first female Greek cinema director. Maria Plyta (27 November 1915 – 4 March 2006) was a Greek screenwriter and film director. [1] She was known for her work with the melodramatic and her capacity to convey a distinctly feminine sense of culture, civilization and identity. Through her work, she managed to create the space that is ...