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Box office. $23.5 million. Zorba the Greek (Greek: Αλέξης Ζορμπάς, Alexis Zorbas) is a 1964 drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Greek Cypriot filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis. It stars Anthony Quinn as Zorba, an earthy and boisterous Cretan peasant, and Alan Bates as Basil, the buttoned-up young intellectual he befriends.
Stella / Στέλλα, Michael Cacoyannis, 1955. Μαγική Πόλις / Magiki Polis (Magic City), 1955. Η Αρπαγή της Περσεφόνης / I Arpagi tis Persefonis, 1956. A Girl in Black / Το Κορίτσι με τα Μαύρα, Michael Cacoyannis, 1956. Ο Δράκος / O Drakos, 1956. Μαζί σου για πάντα / Mazi ...
Dogtooth (Greek: Κυνόδοντας; Kynodontas) is a 2009 Greek psychological drama film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.Written by Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou, the film is about a husband and wife (Christos Stergioglou and Michelle Valley) who keep their children (Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis, and Mary Tsoni) ignorant of the world outside their property well into adulthood.
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).
A Dream of Passion (Greek: Κραυγή Γυναικών, translit. Kravgi gynaikon, lit. "Cry of Women") is a 1978 Greek drama film directed by Jules Dassin.The story follows Melina Mercouri as Maya, an actress playing Medea, who seeks out Brenda Collins, portrayed by Ellen Burstyn, a woman who is in jail for murdering her own children to punish her husband for his infidelity.
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.
Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin. Comedy drama. Won Oscar, +2 wins, +7 nominations IMDb Entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. Our Last Spring. Michael Cacoyannis. 1 Award in Thessaloniki Film Festival. Entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. Madalena.
The Red Lanterns. The Red Lanterns (Greek: Τα κόκκινα φανάρια, translit. Ta Kokkina fanaria) is a 1963 Greek drama film directed by Vasilis Georgiadis and based on a play by Alekos Galanos. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [1] It was also entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.