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| A Touch of Spice
Πολίτικη
Κουζίνα AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE at Greek Film Festival 2004 |
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| Never on Sunday
Ποτέ
την Κυριακή
An American scholar (played by Dassin)
in Greece becomes infatuated with a prostitute and tries to fashion
her in his own image, much to the dismay of his family and friends.
Mercouri plays the life-loving, life-affirming heroine, who brings
a respectability to the world's oldest profession in this delightful
and uniquely tasteful comedy. |
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| The
Valiants of Samothrace
Οι Γενναίοι
της Σαμοθράκης
Featuring a fine ensemble cast, this tragicomedy
is set against real events of 1974. A company of soldiers, branded
as outcasts, are shifted from the Greek-Bulgarian border to an even
less desirable assignment to quell the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
En route to the battle zone, plans change and the unit instead land
in Samothrace. |
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| A Song Is Not Enough
Ενα Τραγούδι
δε Φτάνει Irene, a resistance fighter in the Greece
of 1972 is sent to Korydallos prison by the military regime. But
upon her release in late 1973, she returns home to find that everything
has changed. Relationships and feelings are torn apart with the
greatest impact felt by her nine year old daughter, Olga. |
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| Eyes
of Night
Μάτια από
Νύχτα Eleftheria, a 40ish woman working in a
pastry shop, wants to settle down with long-time lover Chronis,
a truck driver. Returning to Athens from a job, Chronis gives a
lift to Vallia, a small-town teen who yearns to start a new life
in the city. But before long, the mistakes and weaknesses of these
three ordinary people collide in a relationship drama that exposes
the frailty of human nature. |
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| R 20
Ρο Είκοσι Lakis Lazopoulos gets behind the camera
to offer this unique comedy about love, marital challenges and trying
to make a baby whilst living with the in-laws! Fotis suffers from
'Mental Impotence' which means that he can 'do it' with any woman
except his wife. Meet R 20, the town's butcher and underground porn
dealer who sets about solving our hero's problems. |
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| Z
Ζήτα
A special closing night screening brings you
the classic political thriller, Z which is based on true events
of the assassination of left-wing MP, Grigoris Lambrakis. It follows
the investigation into the apparent involvement of the authorities
in the murder and explores just how far the government will go to
eliminate its political opposition. |
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| Hardcore
Hardcore is a "controversial"
version of underground Athens as seen through the eyes of two young
prostitutes, Nadia and Martha. Both are driven by a desperate need
for love and tenderness and develop ways in which to use their profession
and friendship to get what they crave. An erotic, passionate and
violent psychological portrait of two girls struggling to survive
in the face of extraordinary obstacles. |
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Hard Goodbyes: My Father Δύσκολοι Αποχαιρετισμοί: Ο Μπαμπάς μου(Diskoli apocheretismi: O babas mou) The moving story of ten year-old Elias whose
father dies in a car crash. Elias refuses to believe his father
has died, convinced he will return so that they can both watch the
Americans land on the moon, as his father had promised. Man takes
off into space and Elias must finally accept the departure of his
father. Young actor Karayannis won Best Actor award at the Locarno
Film Festival. |
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Zorba the Greek Αλέξης Ζορμπάς Basil, a young English writer, comes to Crete to reopen a lignite
mine he has inherited. He meets Alexis Zorbas, a tough, wily, lusty
Greek who will reveal to him another view of life. While the plans for
the mine fall through and the writer's affair with beautiful widow
ends in tragedy, Zorbas's optimistic faith in life touches Basil.
Unforgettable performances, striking cinematography and a great score
by Mikis Theodorakis. |
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