Laughing in Afghanistan (2022) by Anneta PAPATHANASSIOU

On Tuesday 20 February 2024 at 19:00 and on Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 21:00 the film LAUGHING IN AFGHANISTAN (Greece, 2022, 90 min, colour) directed by Anneta Papathanassiou will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original version (Arabic and English language) with English subtitles. The film is not suitable for children under 12.

SYNOPSIS

Karim Asir, the Afghan Charlie Chaplin, wants to change the world using pantomime and humor. Amidst bombs and destruction, laughter is his only weapon. After the Taliban takeover Karim receives death threats and fears for his life. A difficult decision seems unavoidable.

Can laughter change the world?

trailer

DIRECTOR´S STATEMENT

I am a woman, actress and director. I am an optimistic and cheerful person interested in having a humorous and optimistic view even in the most difficult circumstances and this is what I have always tried to achieve in my films. I would like to make a documentary film about Afghanistan which would be different from previous ones: with humor, cheerfulness but also having an educational value. This film will reflect not only life in Afghanistan, but also the general world situation. Karim Asir, will be the main character of the film and through him we will explore the story of laughter in Afghanistan and beyond. Οver the centuries and in various religions, laughter has often been criticized and considered a threat. We will follow Karim to his performances, where, using Charlie Chaplin’s model, he performs comic ‘gags’ and pantomime, but also educates his compatriots on important social issues. I have known Karim Asir since my earlier shootings in Afghanistan (2012) and in addition he was one of my students at the University of Kabul at the Theatre Arts Department. He is an outstanding man who has achieved a lot within a few years.

We will explore comedy and laughter in Afghanistan, in the Muslim world and also in different religions. We will talk with people about the meaning of laughter in our lives. Laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings.

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Reservations are not possible any more  

Η Ελληνική Κινηματογραφική Λέσχη Λουξεμβούργου θα προβάλει την Τρίτη 20 Φεβρουαρίου στις 19:00 και την Τετάρτη 21 Φεβρουαρίου στις 21:00 στον κινηματογράφο UTOPIA την ταινία ΓΕΛΩΝΤΑΣ ΣΤΟ ΑΦΓΑΝΙΣΤΑΝ (Ελλάδα, 2022, 90 λεπτά, έγχρωμη, πρωτότυπη έκδοση στην αραβική και αγγλική γλώσσα, με αγγλικούς υποτίτλους) της Αννέτας Παπαθανασίου. Η ταινία είναι κατάλληλη για παιδιά από 12 ετών. 

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Dodo (2022) by Panos H. KOUTRAS

On Tuesday 23 January 2024 at 19:00 and on Wednesday 24 January 2024 at 21:00 the film DODO (Greece, France, Belgium, 2022, 132 min, colour) directed by Panos H. Koutras will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English subtitles. The film is not suitable for children under 12.

SYNOPSIS

In their luxurious villa near Athens, Mariella and Pavlos, a couple on the brink of financial ruin, are about to celebrate the long-awaited wedding of their daughter Sofia to a wealthy heir. Then, a dodo, a bird that became extinct 300 years ago, appears, dragging all the protagonists into a crazy round. The situation will soon be out of control.

CAST  

SMARAGDA KARYDI, AKIS SAKELLARIOU, NATASA EXINTAVELONI, MARISHA TRIANTAFYLLIDOU, NIKOS GELIA, MARIELLA SAVVIDES, TZEF MONTANA, AGGELOS PAPADIMITRIOU, KRIS RADANOF, POLYDOROS VOGIATZIS, TZORTZIS PAPADOPOULOS, ANA JORJIKIA, AHMAD KONTAR, JOMANA ALHASAN

DODO (trailer)

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Born in Athens, Panos H. Koutras studied filmmaking at the London Film School and at the Sorbonne in Paris. From 1985 to 1995, he kept going back and forth between both cities and made several short films screened in festivals throughout the world. In 1995, he founded in Athens his own production company, 100% Synthetic Films, and started writing his first feature film, The Attack of the Giant Moussaka, an “unidentified filmic object” released 4 years later, quickly achieving cult status. He made a complete turnaround with his second film, Real Life, a drama which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the National Critics Award in Greece in 2004. His third film, Strella, was selected in the Panorama section of the 2009 Berlin Film Festival and in many other international festivals. Xenia, his fourth feature, and Dodo, his fifth feature, were screened at the Cannes film festival.

Tickets at the cinema entrance half an hour before the screening 

Normal 12 € / Members 6 € (cash only, please)

and online at www.luxembourg-ticket.lu

Reservations are not possible any more  

Η Ελληνική Κινηματογραφική Λέσχη Λουξεμβούργου θα προβάλει την Τρίτη 23 Ιανουαρίου στις 19:00 και την Τετάρτη 24 Ιανουαρίου στις 21:00 στον κινηματογράφο UTOPIA την ταινία DODO  (Ελλάδα, Γαλλία, Βέλγιο, 2022, 132 λεπτά, έγχρωμη, ελληνικά, με αγγλικούς υποτίτλους) του Πάνου Χ. Κούτρα. Η ταινία είναι κατάλληλη για παιδιά από 12 ετών. 

ΛΙΓΑ ΛΟΓΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΤΑΙΝΙΑ

Σε μια πολυτελή βίλα ένας πρώην πλούσιος πολιτικός που βρίσκεται σε κατάσταση χρεωκοπίας και η γυναίκα του, παλιά πρωταγωνίστρια της τηλεόρασης, ετοιμάζουν το σωτήριο για όλους γάμο της κόρης τους με έναν πλούσιο κληρονόμο. Δυο μέρες πριν από το μεγάλο γεγονός ένα παράξενο πολύχρωμο πουλί, το Ντόντο, που έχει εξαφανιστεί από τη γη εδώ και τριακόσια χρόνια, κάνει την εμφάνισή του στο σαλόνι τους. Δεκατέσσερις άνθρωποι όλων των τάξεων, ηλικιών και εθνικοτήτων θα βρεθούν εγκλωβισμένοι στο κτήμα της οικογένειας, συμπρωταγωνιστές σε μια παράλογη τραγικωμωδία που εξελίσσεται “κεκλεισμένων των θυρών”.

ΠΡΩΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΟΥΝ

Σμαράγδα Καρύδη, Άκης Σακελλαρίου, Νατάσα Εξηνταβελώνη, Νίκος Γκέλια, Άγγελος Παπαδημητρίου, Μαριέλλα Σαββίδου, Μαρίσσα Τριανταφυλλίδου, Πολύδωρος Βογιατζής, Τζεφ Μοντάνα, Κρις Ραντάνοφ, Άννα Τζορτζίκια, Αχμάντ Κοντάρ, Τζώρτζης Παπαδόπουλος

DODO (trailer)

ΛΙΓΑ ΛΟΓΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΣΚΗΝΟΘΕΤΗ

Γεννημένος στην Αθήνα ο Πάνος Κούτρας σπούδασε στη Σχολή Κινηματογράφου του Λονδίνου και στο Πανεπιστήμιο της Σορβόννης στο Παρίσι. Μεταξύ 1985 και 1995 ζούσε στις δύο αυτές πρωτεύουσες και γύρισε αρκετές ταινίες μικρού μήκους που προβλήθηκαν σε φεστιβάλ κινηματογράφου σε ολόκληρο τον κόσμο. Το 1995 ίδρυσε στην Αθήνα τη δική του εταιρεία παραγωγής, την «100% Synthetic Films», και παρήγαγε την πρώτη του ταινία «Η Επίθεση του Γιγαντιαίου Μουσακά». Η δεύτερη ταινία του «Αληθινή ζωή» είχε πρεμιέρα στο Τορόντο και κέρδισε το 2004 το Βραβείο της Πανελλήνιας Ένωσης Κριτικών Κινηματογράφου. Η τρίτη του ταινία «Στρέλλα» είχε την πρεμιέρα της στο τμήμα «Πανόραμα» του Φεστιβάλ Βερολίνου το 2009 και προσέλκυσε με το θέμα των διαφυλικών ατόμων την παγκόσμια προσοχή. Η «Ξενία», η τέταρτη μεγάλου μήκους ταινία του, και το DODO, η πέμπτη, συμμετείχαν στο φεστιβάλ των Καννών.

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LISTEN (2022) by Maria DOUZA

On Tuesday 12 December 2023 at 19:00 and on Wednesday 13 December 2023 at 21:00 the film LISTEN (Greece, 2022, 108 min, colour) directed by Maria DOUZA will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English subtitles. The film is not suitable for children under 12.

SYNOPSIS

Financial upheaval forces a deaf teenage girl, Valmira 16, to leave her progressive Athens school and return to her father's struggling island, where she is confronted with the danger of prejudice and intolerance, most shockingly - her own.  When an unexpected turn of events changes the odds for all, Valmira is compelled to "listen" to the truth.

CAST  

Efthalia Papacosta, Dimitris Kitsos, Yorgos Pyrpasopoulos, Yoana Bukovska Davidova, Nikos Koukas, Vangelio Andreadaki

LISTEN (trailer)

Tickets at the cinema entrance half an hour before the screening 

10 € / Members 5 € (cash only, please)

and online at www.luxembourg-ticket.lu

Reservations are not possible any more  

Η Ελληνική Κινηματογραφική Λέσχη Λουξεμβούργου θα προβάλει την Τρίτη 12 Δεκεμβρίου στις 19:00 και την Τετάρτη 13 Δεκεμβρίου στις 21:00 στον κινηματογράφο UTOPIA την ταινία ΑΚΟΥΣΕ ΜΕ (Ελλάδα, 2022, 108 λεπτά, έγχρωμη, ελληνικά, με αγγλικούς υποτίτλους) της Μαρίας ΝΤΟΥΖΑ. Η ταινία είναι κατάλληλη για παιδιά από 12 ετών. 

ΛΙΓΑ ΛΟΓΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΤΑΙΝΙΑ

Όταν η κωφή έφηβη Βαλμίρα έρχεται να ζήσει στο νησί του πατέρα της μακριά από το ειδικό σχολείο της Αθήνας, αντιμετωπίζει την πιθανότητα απομόνωσης και αποκλεισμού. Ο Άρης, ένα αγόρι από την Βουλγαρία που υφίσταται εκφοβισμό στο σχολείο, προσφέρεται να γίνει φίλος και σύμμαχός της. Αλλά η ιδιότητά του ως «άλλου» τον κάνει ανεπιθύμητη παρέα. Αντίθετα, τα φτιάχνει με τον ξενόφοβο Μάριο, πληγώνοντας τον Άρη και πυροδοτώντας σύγκρουση ανάμεσα στα αγόρια. Όταν ένα γύρισμα της τύχης αλλάζει τα δεδομένα όλων, η Βαλμίρα αναγκάζεται να αφουγκραστεί επιτέλους – όχι απαραίτητα με τα αυτιά της – τόσο τους άλλους όσο και τον εαυτό της.

ΠΡΩΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΟΥΝ

Ευθαλία Παπακώστα, Δημήτρης Κίτσος, Γιώργος Πυρπασόπουλος, Νίκος Κουκάς, Yoana Bukovska – Davidova, Ευαγγελία Ανδρεαδάκη

ΑΚΟΥΣΕ ΜΕ (το τρέιλερ της ταινίας)

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18 (2021) by Vassilis DOUVLIS

 

On Tuesday 28 November 2023 at 19:00 and on Wednesday 29 November 2023 at 21:00 the film 18 (Greece, 2021, 95 min, colour) directed by Vassilis DOUVLIS will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English 
subtitles. The film is not suitable for children under 16.

SYNOPSIS

In a working class neighborhood of Athens of the economic crisis, resurgence of fascism and covid 19, a group of 18-year-old students persecute immigrants, homosexuals, anyone who is just different. A classmate of theirs, who does not hide his dislike for their action, quickly becomes their target.

CAST AND CREW 

Writer and Director: Vassilis Douvlis
Director of Photography: Giorgos Valsamis
Sound: Vangelis Zelkas
Editing: Ioanna Pogiantzi
Music | Sound Design: Vangelis Pampas
Scenery: Stavroula Sigouna
Costumes: Ioanna Timotheadou
Casting: Natalie Pawloff
Makeup: Artemis Leonti
Script Advisor: Alexis Stamatis
Production Manager: Antonis Kouvaris
Cast: Iosif Gavrielatos, Nikos Zegkinoglou, Anastasis Laoulakos, Klelia Andriolatou, Marina Anifanti, Vasilis Darmas, Antonis Tsamouras, Stavros Tsoumanis, Georgia Anesti, Dimitris Apostolopoulos, Marina Aslanoglou, Nikos Georgakis, Marios Gkiokoutai, Dimitris Drosos, kimon Kouris, Dimitris Lalos, Dimitris Xanthopoulos, Maria Skoula, Giorgos Simeonidis, Theodora Tzimou
Production: Kfilms
Producers: Panagiotis Kakavias, Katerina Beligianni
Coproducers: Greek Film Centre, ERT, Kabel, Massive Productions, Arctos Films, Vassilis Douvlis

TRAILER

Tickets at the cinema entrance half an hour before the screening 

10 € / Members 5 € (cash only, please)

and online at www.luxembourg-ticket.lu

Reservations are not possible any more  

Η Ελληνική Κινηματογραφική Λέσχη Λουξεμβούργου θα προβάλει την Τρίτη 28 Νοεμβρίου στις 19:00 και την Τετάρτη 29 Νοεμβρίου στις 21:00 στον κινηματογράφο UTOPIA την ταινία 18 (Ελλάδα, 2021, 95 λεπτά, έγχρωμη, ελληνικά, με αγγλικούς υποτίτλους) του Βασίλη ΔΟΥΒΛΗ. Η ταινία είναι κατάλληλη για παιδιά από 16 ετών. 

ΛΙΓΑ ΛΟΓΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΤΑΙΝΙΑ

Σε μια λαϊκή συνοικία της Αθήνας της οικονομικής κρίσης, της αναζωπύρωσης του φασισμού και της εξάπλωσης της πανδημίας, μια ομάδα δεκαοκτάχρονων μαθητών καταδιώκουν μετανάστες, ομοφυλόφιλους, όλους όσους απλώς είναι διαφορετικοί. Ένας συμμαθητής τους που δεν κρύβει την αντιπάθειά του για τη δράση τους, γρήγορα θα γίνει στόχος τους.

ΠΡΩΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΟΥΝ

Ιωσήφ Γαβριελάτος, Νικολάκης Ζεγκίνογλου, Κλέλια Ανδριολάτου, Μαρίνα Ανυφαντή, Βασίλης Ντάρμας, Σταύρος Τσουμάνης Αναστάσης Λαουλάκος, Γεωργία Ανέστη, Μαρίνα Ασλάνογλου, Νίκος Γεωργάκης, Δημήτρης Λάλος, Θεοδώρα Τζήμου, Γιώργος Συμεωνίδης, Μαρία Σκουλά, Δημήτρης Αποστολόπουλος

TRAILER

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Where We Live | Εκεί που ζούμε (2023) by Sotiris GORITSAS

On Tuesday 24 October 2023 at 19:00 and on Wednesday 25 October 2023 at 21:00 the film Where We Live (Greece, 2023, 90 min, colour) directed by Sotirisn GORITSAS will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English subtitles. The film is not suitable for children under 16.

SYNOPSIS

It’s a usual day in downtown Athens, with the usual demonstrations and traffic jams; it’s Antonis Spetsiotis’ birthday; Antonis is a down on his luck attorney who gets involved with uninteresting cases. And yet, this fine day will turn out to be a turning point: all his realtionships and commitments will be challenged and re-rexamined; Antonis will move frantically from the Court Houses to the wilderness of the remote Athenian outiskirts and from his modest bachelor pad to a luxurious suburban villa where dodgy business is going on. In 24 hours this modern Ulysses will make an interior trip and when the new dawn breaks he will be a changed man.

CAST 

Starring Prometheus Aliferopoulos. Co-starring Stelios Mainas, Makis Papadimitriou, Christina Tsafou, Maria Kallimani, Gerasimos Skiadaresis, Natalia Tsaliki, Argyris Bakirtzis, Iulika Skafida, Takis Sakellariou, Mary Mina, Lena Papaligoura, Orora Marion and Lena Kitsopoulou.

MUSIC

By Nikos Portokaloglou who has collaborated with Sotiris Goritsas in ’'Balkanizater" and ’’Brasilero’’.

TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO28OppaVB8&t=15s

Tickets at the cinema entrance half an hour before the screening 

10 € / Members 5 € (cash only, please)

and online at Luxembourg-ticket.lu

Reservations are not possible any more  

Για ελληνικά κλικ στο 'Read More'.

Η Ελληνική Κινηματογραφική Λέσχη Λουξεμβούργου θα προβάλει την Τρίτη 24 Οκτωβρίου στις 19:00 και την Τετάρτη 24 Οκτωβρίου στις 21:00 στον κινηματογράφο UTOPIA την ταινία ΕΚΕΙ ΠΟΥ ΖΟΥΜΕ (Ελλάδα, 2023, 90 λεπτά, έγχρωμη, ελληνικά, με αγγλικούς υποτίτλους) του Σωτήρη ΓΚΟΡΙΤΣΑ. Η ταινία είναι κατάλληλη για παιδιά από 16 ετών. 

Προσοχή στην αλλαγή της ώρας των προβολών, που οφείλεται σε λόγους προγραμματισμού του κινηματογράφου. 

ΛΙΓΑ ΛΟΓΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΤΑΙΝΙΑ

Tην ημέρα όπου το κέντρο της Αθήνας ζει άλλη μια συνηθισμένη αναστάτωση, ο νεαρός δικηγόρος Αντώνης Σπετσιώτης γιορτάζει τα γενέθλιά του. Μόνο που το εικοσιτετράωρο των γενεθλίων του θα εξελιχθεί εντελώς απρόσμενα -προσγειώνοντάς τον από τα δικαστήρια της Ευελπίδων σε λαμπερές καντίνες και σκοτεινά  πάρκιν της Εθνικής οδού, από το τακτοποιημένο εργένικο σπίτι του στο Λυκαβηττό σε αγροικίες στο Χαλκούτσι και πολυτελείς βίλες στην Αλίαρτο- και θα τελειώσει  απρόβλεπτα ξημερώματα στην Αθήνα.

ΠΑΙΖΟΥΝ

Πρωταγωνιστεί ο  Προμηθέας Αλειφερόπουλος και συμπρωταγωνιστούν οι Στέλιος Μάινας, Μάκης Παπαδημητρίου,  Χριστίνα Τσάφου , Μαρία Καλλιμάνη, Γεράσιμος Σκιαδαρέσης, Ναταλία Τσαλίκη, Αργύρης Μπακιρτζής, Γιούλικα Σκαφιδά, Τάκης Σακελλαρίου, Μαίρη Μηνά, Λένα Παπαληγούρα, Ωρόρα Μαριόν και η Λένα Κιτσοπούλου. 

ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ 

Από το τραγούδι του «Βαλκανιζατέρ» και τη «Θάλασσά μου σκοτεινή»  του Μπραζιλέρο, η συνεργασία του Σωτήρη Γκορίτσα με τον Νίκο Πορτοκάλογλου συνεχίζεται έως σήμερα και μας φέρνει το «Εκεί Που Ζούμε», το τραγούδι της νέας ταινίας του Σωτήρη Γκορίτσα. 

ΣΥΝΤΕΛΕΣΤΕΣ

Το σενάριο και τη σκηνοθεσία υπογράφει ο Σωτήρης Γκορίτσας, την παραγωγή ο Ηρακλής Μαυροειδής , τη διεύθυνση φωτογραφίας ο Διονύσης Ευθυμιόπουλος, το μοντάζ ο Δημήτρης Πεπονής, τον ήχο ο Κώστας Κουτελιδάκης, τα σκηνικά η Πηνελόπη Βαλτή, τα κοστούμια  η Έλενα Γιαννίτσα, το casting ο Σταύρος Ράπτης, το make up η Αλεξάνδρα Μυτά, το σχεδιασμό του ήχου ο Λέανδρος Ντούνης, τη διεύθυνση παραγωγής η Τέτα Αποστολάκη,   executive producer ο Νίκος Σμπιλίρης και Β’ σκηνοθέτης είναι η Φαίδρα Τσολίνα.

TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO28OppaVB8&t=15s

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Remind Me | Για θύμισέ μου (2019) by Maria SVOLIANTOPOULOU

On Tuesday 21 September, International Altzheimer’s Day, Cinéclub hellénique de Luxembourg, supporting the efforts for raising public’s awareness, is going to screen at 19.00 the film Remind me at Foyer européen (10, rue Heinrich Heine, L-1720, salle Adenauer). The film will be screened in the original Greek version with English subtitles.

After the screening, which will be free, it will follow a Q&A with the director and the producer of the film via SKYPE.

If you wish, you can book your ticket by sending a message at: cineclubhellenique@gmail.com

SYNOPSIS

Everything starts at a group-therapy session. Eleni attends to face the bitter truth of her mother’s situation and how to cope with it: Her mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The film features and portrays the perspective of the child that chooses to stand by the diseased parent till the end.

Remind Me (original title: Gia thimise mou) was filmed with more than 80 volunteers and has won several awards at international online film festivals worldwide, often for Amalia Zargianaki’s lead role

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Maria Svoliantopoulou (*1995) was born and raised in Heraklion, Crete. She studied Psychology at Staffordshire University and specialized in mental health, researching issues of mental illness and social exclusion.

Through the role of producer, screenwriter and director, Maria Svoliantopoulou makes an effort to inform the public and to encourage them to become familiar with the disease. Remind me is a film about Alzheimer's disease, but it is mainly based on the caregivers and Svoliantopoulou’s personal experience from the difficult and painful working process together with the patients themselves.

Για ελληνικά κλικ στο 'Read More'.

Behind the Haystacks | Πίσω από τις θημωνιές (2022) by Asimina PROEDROU

On Tuesday 19 September 2023 at 20:00 and on Wednesday 20 September 2023 at 20:00 the film Behind the Haystacks (Greece/Germany/North Macedonia, 2022, 118 min, colour) directed by Asimina PROEDROU will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English subtitles. The film is not suitable for children under 16.

SYNOPSIS

A middle-aged fisherman living on Greece's northern border, who is drowning in debt, starts to smuggle migrants across the border lake, in exchange for a hefty fee. His wife, a housewife and devout churchgoer, is seeking the truth in God's Word, while their daughter tries to define her own life within an oppressive environment. Until a tragic incident strikes the family, pushing the three heroes to face their own personal impasses and weaknesses, whilst having to consider, for the first time in their life, the price to pay for their actions.

CAST 

Stathis Stamoulakatos, Lena Ouzounidou, Evgenia Lavda, Christos Kontogeorgis, Dina Michailidou and Paschalis Tsarouchas

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Born in 1982, in Athens, she studied music, International Economics and Film Directing. She has produced, written and directed two multi-awarded short films (Facets of Loneliness, 2012; Red Hulk, 2013). Her debut feature film, Behind the Haystacks (2022), swept the board at Greece’s Iris Awards, winning the prizes for best film, director, debut director, screenplay, actor, supporting actress and actor, cinematography, editing and sound. 

At the 53rd International Film Festival of India (Goa) it won the Best Debut Feature Award.

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Winona (2019) by The Boy (Alexandros VOULGARIS)

 

On Tuesday, 27 June 2023 at 20:00 and on Wednesday, 28 June 2023 at 20:00 the film WINONA (Greece, 2019, 87 min, colour) directed by The Boy (Alexandros Voulgaris) will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English subtitles. The film is not suitable for children under 16.

SYNOPSIS

Seems like an ordinary trip to a remote beach. Four young women enjoy the warmth of the sun, the coolness of the sea and one another's company. None of them is "Winona". They spent the day on silly games, girl talk, songs and dance. Laughter punctuated by tears, the tears washed away by make believe. Slowly the day comes to a close and our four heroines must say goodbye. An unassumingly mysterious and deeply moving story revealing itself with a language of intimacy, woven out of love and grief. Its secret will be kept till the very end.

CAST 

Sofia Kokkali, Iro Bezou, Dafne Patakia, Anthi Efstratiadou.

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

The Boy (Alexander Voulgaris) born in ATHENS in 1981, he is a film director and musician. He has directed six feature films (“Crying?”, “Pink”, “Higuita”, “Thread”, “Winona”, and “Gym”) that have screened and won awards at many festivals, both in Greece and around the world. He has released more than 25 albums of music (“Please Make Me Dance”, “Kostoumaki”, “Iliotherapia”, “Etoimoi”, “Paradouleftra”, “Antilopi”, “Audrey”, and more) and has written music for film and theater. He has also appeared as an actor on stage and screen, has directed music videos, and in recent years has taught film at drama schools.

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Black Stone (2022) by Spiros JACOVIDES

On Tuesday, 23 May at 20:00 and on Wednesday, 24 May at 20:00 the film BLACK

STONE (Greece, 2022, 87 min, colour) directed by Spiros Jacovides will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English subtitles. The film is not suitable for children under 16.

Please note that the time of screening has changed, at the request of Utopia.

SYNOPSIS

While filming absent civil servants, a documentary crew stumbles upon Haroula, a desperate, overprotective Greek mother in search of her son. But when he is accused of fraud, Haroula sets out with her other, disabled son and a Greek-African taxi driver to bring him back home where he belongs. Even if this means discovering who her son really is.

Greek-British director Spiros Jacovides transforms an eccentric Athens family's secrets and lies into warm-hearted comedy in his prize-winning debut feature.

CAST 

Eleni Kokkidou, Julio Katsis, Achilleas Chariskos, Kevin Zans Ansong.

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Spiros Jacovides was born in London and studied Directing at the Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos. He completed his film studies at the London College of Printing. In 1988, hie was a guest student of the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). He has written and directed three short films. Black Stone is his first feature film.

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Amercement | Πρόστιμο (2020) by Fokion BOGRIS

On Tuesday, 25 April at 20:00 and on Wednesday, 26 April at 20:00 the film AMERCEMENT (Greece, 2020, 101 min, colour) directed by Fokion Bogris will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English subtitles. The film is not suitable for children under 16.

Please note that the time of screening has changed, at the request of Utopia.

SYNOPSIS

Vangelis, a remnant of the rave generation, scrapes by as a small-time weed dealer. He is a cool, low profile person who would rather have a steady job than continue a life in petty crime. However, his prior arrest record blocks his attempts to join a society that rarely forgives past mistakes. When his neighbours threaten to call the cops on him, his life changes overnight. He is forced to leave his apartment and take refuge at his sister's house where he comes under the protection of her boyfriend, Petros, a bouncer with strong ties to the local underworld. Petros offers Vangelis a way out, by involving him in various crime deals, which would offer him easy money and respect in the underworld. Only problem is Vangelis doesn't want to be part this world. The film is inspired by true events.

CAST 

Vangelis Evangelinos, Stathis Stamoulakatos, Maria Baloutsou, Vasilis Anastasiou, Fenia Apostolou, Vangelis Mourikis, Jenny Kitseli, Sissy Toumasi, Omiros Poulakis, Kostas Stefanakis, Yannis Economides.

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Fokion Bogris (birth name: Eleftherios Ktistakis) was born in Athens, in 1979. He became fascinated with cinema at pre-school age. Studied communications. As a self-taught filmmaker, he started making his first home-made video movies around 2002. His first independent feature titled “Catharsis”, a near-parody of the revenge film subgenre, was released in 2009. Right afterwards, he decided to restart from zero, so he made “Family Tree” a short film about domestic violence which won him the “Best Newcomer Director” award at the 35th International Short Film Festival of Drama. It was followed by “The Second Man”, a short about a filmmaker’s self-destructive love affair, starring the late director Nicholas Triantafyllidis in a semi-autobiographical part. He has also made documentaries for national Greek television as well as music videos. Likes to get involved in various parts of the filmmaking process, from camerawork to editing.

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Travelling Ghosts | Τα φαντάσματα της επανάστασης (2022) by Thanos ANASTOPOULOS

On Tuesday 21 March at 19:00 and on Wednesday 22 March at 21:00 the film TRAVELLING GHOSTS (Greece-Italy, 2022, 101 min) directed by Thanos ANASTOPOULOS will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original MULTILINGUAL version with English subtitles. 

SYNOPSIS

Α Greek filmmaker finds himself in Trieste, Italy, where he plans to shoot a film, following the footsteps of the Greek revolutionary Rìgas Feràios around Europe in the Age of Enlightenment. While visiting the Greek Orthodox cemetery, a small crowd of ghosts of 18th century personalities decides to follow his path. Are these characters figments of the director's imagination or are they real phantoms who cross path with him?

What is happening to all these ghost characters travelling through centuries? What do the European movements for liberty, independence and democracy can teach us? Furthermore, what do Western societies have to offer today in the matter of freedom?

A modern comedy based on historic events.

Cast

 

Georges Corraface- Pinelopi Tsilika–Paolo Rossi - AineiasTsamatis - Nikos Georgakis - Theodora Tzimou - Giorgos Simeonidis - Laura Bussani - Yiannis Anastassakis - Alexandros Vardaxoglou – Ektor Liatsos- Ivan Zerbinati - Max Sbarsi - Ariella Reggio- Lorentzo Acquaviva - Alessandro Mizzi-Theodor Schurian Stanzel-Elisa Romeo- Kostas Diamantis – Crisanthi Narain & ο Rade Šerbedžija

Director / Crew

Direction: Thanos Anastopoulos

Screenplay: Thanos Anastopoulos–Stefano Dongetti

Assistant Director: Dimitris Nakos

Cinematography:Ilias Adamis

Editing: Christos Giannakopoulos

Music: Greg Eleftheriou

Costume Design: Mayou Trikerioti

Make-up Design: Evi Zafiropoulou

Hair Design: Giulio Zecchini

Sound: Francesco Morosini - Stefanos Efthymiou – Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos

Sound mix: Kostas Varibopiotis

Color grading: Manos Hamilakis

Image processing studio: Authorwave
Sound mixing studio: Kvaribo Studio

Line producer: Margarita Vorra

Associate Producers: Thanos Anastopoulos – Roberto Romeo

Producers: Stella Theodorakis–Nicoletta Romeo

Production

Fantasia Audiovisual LTD [Greece]

Mansarda Production SRL [Italy]

In co-production with

ERT S.A. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation

GFC - Greek Film Centre

With the support of

National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication - EKOME

Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission

Fondo per l’ Audiovisivo del Friuli Venezia Giulia

Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia

Sponsored by

Eastern Greek Community of Trieste (Comunità Greco Orientale di Trieste)

Tickets at the cinema entrance half an hour before the screening 

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Memento | Ενθύμιον (2021) by Nikos ZIOGAS

  

On Tuesday 21 February at 19:00 and on Wednesday 22 January at 21:00 the feature documentary MEMENTO (Greece, 2021, 72 min) directed by Nikos Ziogas will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English subtitles.   

Synopsis

“Memento” is a lyrical documentary film, an elegy to Epirus that fades away, but also to Epirus that survives. A love song for those who stayed, for those who migrated, for its musicians and its unique nature.

“Memento” travels us to Giromeri, Thesprotia, during the Easter days. Through the cinematic lens, we can observe the everyday life of this little village and search for the roots of a very special custom.  Through the songs, the lyrics and the sounds, the few people of the village try to keep traditions and legends alive, and secure the continuation of life even when it ends. Α special – not just ethnographic – depiction  of a custom whose origins are lost in time, where the footage filmed in color of the past joins the black and white present, and where the sounds of the clarinet are echoing through the rocks, the mountains and the faces.

“Memento” is an attempt – contrary to the relentless digitization of our times – to keep the analog memory of the Greek countryside alive: a life memento.

a BOO PRODUCTIONS film

written by NIKOS ZIOGAS, MIMIS CHRISOMALIS

director of photography NIKOS ZIOGAS

sound engineer KOSTAS KOYTELIDAKIS

sound design VALIA TSEROU

sound mixing KOSTAS VARYBOPIOTIS

production manager MIMIS CHRISOMALIS

associate producers IRAKLIS MAVROIDES, NIKOS SMPILIRIS, ANTIGONI GAVRIATOPOYLOY, 

ARIS DAGIOS

original score KONSTANTIS PAPAKONSTANTINOY

editing PANAGIOTIS PAPAFRAGOS

producer ΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ ΒΕΝΕΤΗΣ

director NIKOS ZIOGAS

 

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