Special Screenings (2)
Ελλάδα/Greece, 1984, εγχρ./col.
Σκην./Dir.: Χρίστος Σιοπαχάς/Christos Siopahas | Σεν./Scr.: Θανάσης Βαλτινός/ Thanassis Valtinos (βασισμένο στη νουβέλα του Θανάση Βαλτινού/based on the novel by Thanassis Valtinos | Φωτ./Cin.: Νίκος Καβουκίδης/Nikos Kavoukidis | Μοντ./Ed.: Γιώργος Τριανταφύλλου/Giorgos Triandafyllou | Μουσ/ Mus.: Μιχάλης Χριστοδουλίδης/Mihalis Hristodoulidis | Ηθ./Cast: Χρήστος Καλαβρούζος/Christos Kalavrouzos, Αντώνης Αντωνίου/Antonis Antoniou, Βασίλης Τσάγκλος/Vasilis Tsaglos, Ηλίας Γιαννίτσος/Elias Yannitsos| Παρ./Prod.: Χρίστος Σιοπαχάς/Christos Siopahas, Κρονάκα Ε.Π.Ε./Cronaca, Ελληνικό Κέντρο Κινηματογράφου/Greek Film Center, Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση(ΕΡΤ)/Greek Television ERT, Cinemagic, Tone Studio | Διάρκεια/ Dur.:122’
Summer of 1949: The Greek civil war is drawing to its end. The last rebels of the Greek People’s Liberation Army are forced to leave Taigetos Mountain and move towards the coast. During this hopeless long course, the rebels will fall one by one from the fires of the reconstructed national army and the armed villagers. Nasios, an eighteen years old young man, is the only one to survive.
The film won the Golden Prize at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival and three Awards at Thessaloniki Film Festival (1984).
Γερμανία/Germany, 1920, μ/α/b&w (tinted)
Σκην./Dir.: Robert Wiene | Σεν./Scr.: Carl Mayer, Hans Janowitz | Φωτ./Cin.: Willy Hameister | Μουσ./Mus.: Alfredo Antonini, Giuseppe Becce (premiere), Michael Klubertanz (1989 Original Score), Richard Marriott(1987), Lothar Prox(1985), Rainer Viertelboeck(1993), Timothy Broc(1996) | Ηθ./Cast: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér, Lil Dagover, Hans Heinz v. Twardowski, Rudolph Lettinger | Παρ./Prod.: Decla-Bioscop AG | Διάρκεια/Dur.: 77'
It is the annual fair. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows off the somnambulist Cesare. He awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep in order to predict the future. When Alan asks Cesare about his future, Cesare answers that he will die before dawn. The following morning Alan is found dead. A series of mysterious murders take place and as Francis suspects that Dr. Caligari is behind them, he starts spying on him.
The film is considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist cinema and a landmark in the history of cinema. Made before «horror» was a designated genre, this is sometimes cited as the first true horror film. Producer Erich Pommer wanted to have Fritz Lang as the film’s director and although Lang was interested, he then decided to work on another film.
On the occasion of the Centenary of the film’s world premiere we are screening the restored copy of the film with live music by Nicos Platanos and with the tinted colours used at the time.