FILM

Takis Tloupas: Stories from the basement
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Rare Super 8 footage captured between 1950 and 1980 by Takis Tloupas and unearthed in the basement of his Larissa home by director Kalliopi Legaki inspired her to explore the life of the photographer who gained renown for his black-and-white images of life in the Thessalian city and countryside.


Lanthimos well on the path to greatness
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Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos accepts the award for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for “Poor Things” as members of the cast, including Emma Stone who won the Best Actress award, look on, at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday.


Yorgos Lanthimos: ‘Creative freedom is key’
CULTURE

Tranquility, certainty, satisfaction – these were the vibes exuded by Yorgos Lanthimos on Sunday morning as he convened with a pack of journalists at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in central Athens to delve into his latest film.

In ‘Poor Things,’ Emma Stone takes an unusual path to enlightenment
CULTURE

It is sickly hilarious to make a movie in which so much consensual sex is had, often so gleefully, that is not the least bit sexy. Though Bella Baxter’s insatiable libido might be her guiding light at first in “Poor Things,” sexual liberation (or “furious jumping,” as she calls it) is only part of this […]


Angela Schanelec | Athens | December 7-12
WHAT'S ON

The Athens Pioneer Film Festival, the Greek Film Archive and the Goethe Institute in Athens are co-organizing a complete retrospective on the work of the German director Angela Schanelec, one of the most influential European filmmakers alive.

A modern retelling of Oedipus and a retrospective
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Marisha Triantafyllidou and Argyris Xafis star in “Music,” an award-winning film by Angela Schanelec, whose work is the subject of a retrospective at the Greek Film Archive, on December 7-12.




ATHICFF | Athens | November 13-19
WHAT'S ON

The 6th Athens International Children’s Film Festival is back to remind us of the joys and frustrations of being a child and a teenager.