Stelios Lionakis
1936 - 2003The Travelling Players
Theo Angelopoulos
Eva Kotamanidou, Vangelis Kazan
This expansive Greek drama follows a troupe of theater actors as they perform around their country during World War II. While the production that they put on is entitled "Golfo the Shepherdess," the thespians end up echoing scenes from classic Greek tales in their own lives, as Elektra plots revenge on her mother for the death of her father, and seeks help from her brother, Orestes, a young anti-fascist rebel.
The Travelling Players
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
Dinos Katsouridis
Thanasis Vengos, Efi Roditi
A wild tale of mistaken identity set during the Nazi occupation of Greece and starring the great Thanasis Vengos. Thanasis is called upon, during the Occupation, to testify at the trial of a tavern owner accused of serving cat meat to his customers. He too is accused of perjury and imprisoned with some resistance fighters. The resistance fighters escape, but Thanasis remains in his cell. He is accused of being Ivan, the notorious ringleader of certain revolutionaries.
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
The Hunters
Theo Angelopoulos
Mairi Hronopoulou, Eva Kotamanidou
During a hunting party on New Year's Eve 1976, five representatives of the bourgeoisie encounter with their companion the body of a partisan from the Civil War of the late forties. What they are most confused about is the fact that the corpse that lies at their feet is still bleeding…
The Hunters
Μαρτυρίες
Nikos Kavoukidis
Kitty Arseni, Stelios Lionakis
A documentary presenting people and events connected with the most important political developments from the student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic in 1973 until the first year of democratic rule after the dictatorship collapsed in 1974.
Evidence
Η Καγκελόπορτα
Dimitris Makris
Faidon Georgitsis, Vangelis Kazan
In a poor neighborhood of Athens, Andreas and Eftyhis are struggling to eke out a living. Making the most of the adventurism inspired in them by the post-war era and trying to make a life for themselves against the backdrop of the post-dictatorship conservative regime, the two heroes gradually lose their political conciousness and social identity and are led to ruin.
The Iron Gate
Τα παιδιά της Χελιδόνας
Costas Vrettakos
Alekos Alexandrakis, Mairi Hronopoulou
A journalist (Alekos Alexandrakis), working together with a young director (Peris Michailidis), tries to gather information about a family that was separated due to political turmoil. They locate some of its members, who tell their dramatic stories that began with the Civil War. The two men’s search is interrupted when a key person refuses to speak
The Children of the Swallow
Καμικάζι, αγάπη μου
Giannis Dalianidis
Stathis Psaltis, Stamatis Gardelis
Stathis loves bikes, Rena wants to dance all the time and Aleksis goes crazy for rock music. They are three crazy siblings. One of them, Stathis, doesn't seem capable to keep a job and when he loses his girlfriend, his mother decides to give him what he loves the most, a motorcycle!
Kamikazi, agapi mou
Διπλοπεννιές
George Skalenakis
Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael
One day, while Grigoris is working and singing at a construction site, a conductor, Vangelis, and two bouzouki musicians happen to pass by. They listen, enchanted by his limpid voice, and suggest that he becomes a member of their orchestra. Thus, the newly-wed day laborer gets a second job at Mr. Lefteris’ night club. His wife, Marina, soon joins him at the club, and, before long, she too goes on stage, cuts capers and charms everyone. Her success, however, has a negative impact on the couple’s relationship, since Marina’s admirers as well as those of Grigoris’, turn one away from the other.
Bouzouki Strumming
Αγάπη Μου Ουά-Ουά
Giannis Dalianidis
Kakia Analyti, Kostas Rigopoulos
A writer is going through a serious crisis, since neither his career nor his marriage are going well. His talent, and friends, seem to have abandoned him. The only one standing by his side is a girl from Africa, who has come to Greece to study, and, in order to make ends meet, she works as a maid in his home. Naive and kind, she manages to restore a happy atmosphere in the home.
My Love Ua Ua
