Friday, 1 September 2023

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.


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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.

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  


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Tuesday, 30 May 2023

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.

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  


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Monday, 8 May 2023

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 changedat 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.

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  


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Monday, 24 April 2023

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.

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  


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Friday, 10 March 2023

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 TsilikaPaolo 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 AnastopoulosStefano 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 TheodorakisNicoletta 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 

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

           and at Luxembourg-ticket.lu 

Reservations are not possible any more  


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Friday, 3 February 2023

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

 

Tickets at the cinema entrance half hour before the screening 

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

Reservations are not possible any more  

 

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Wednesday, 4 January 2023

ΕΤΗΣΙΑ ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΕΛΕΥΣΗ | ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΕΛΕΥΣΗ

 

Αγαπητοί φίλοι και μέλη της Ελληνικής Κινηματογραφικής Λέσχης Λουξεμβούργου σας ενημεώνουμε ότι

την Παρασκευή 13 Ιανουαρίου 2023 στις 19:00 σας προσκαλούμε στην ετήσια τακτική απολογιστική γενική συνέλευση των μελών της Ελληνικής Κινηματογραφικής Λέσχης Λουξεμβούργου. Η συνέλευση θα πραγματοποιηθεί στο μπαρ του foyer européen, 10 rue Heinrich Heine.

Αν δεν μπορείτε να παραβρεθείτε στη Συνέλευση, μπορείτε να εξουσιοδοτήσετε κάποιο άλλο μέλος της Λέσχης για να σας εκπροσωπήσει.

Δικαίωμα ψήφου έχουν τα μέλη του 2022 και του 2023. Εάν δεν είστε ακόμα μέλος μπορείτε να εγγραφείτε επιτόπου στη συνέλευση ή να συμπληρώσετε το έντυπο εγγραφής και να το στείλετε ηλεκτρονικά στη διεύθυνση: cineclubhellenique@gmail.com.

Η Λέσχη μας έχει ανάγκη από «νέο αίμα», χρειάζεται νέους ανθρώπους που θα πάρουν μέρος στις διαδικασίες και θα συμμετέχουν στην προσπάθεια για την προώθηση του ελληνικού σινεμά στο Λουξεμβούργο. Καλούμε, λοιπόν, όσες και όσους αγαπούν τον ελληνικό κινηματογράφο να εκδηλώσουν το ενδιαφέρον τους και να υποβάλουν υποψηφιότητα για τις εκλογές του ΔΣ.

Ημερήσια διάταξη

1.     Απολογισμός διοικούσας επιτροπής 2022

2.     Απαλλαγή διοικούσας επιτροπής 2022

3.     Ορισμός εφορευτικής επιτροπής

4.     Υποβολή υποψηφιοτήτων

5.     Εκλογή νέας διοικούσας επιτροπής

 

Με κινηματογραφικούς χαιρετισμούς

η διοικούσα επιτροπή της ΕΚΛΛ

 

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

Dear friends and members of the Greek cinema club,

the annual general assembly of the Greek cinema club and the election of the new board will be held on Friday 13 January 2023 at 19.00 at the bar of Foyer européen, 10 rue Heinrich Heine. You are all welcome, but only members of 2022 and 2023 can vote.

If you are not a member yet, please fill out the inscription form and send it to cineclubhellenique@gmail.com by email. You can also do this at the assembly.

Members who cannot attend can use the attached form to vote by proxy.

Our Club needs “new blood”, young people who wish to be actively involved and help promote Greek cinema in Luxembourg. If interested you can stand as a candidate for the elections of the Board.

 

Best regards,

The Greek cinema club

Tuesday, 3 January 2023

Pack of Sheep | Αγέλη προβάτων (2021) by Dimitris Kanellopoulos

 

On Tuesday 17 January at 19:00 and on Wednesday 18 January at 21:00 the film PACK OF SHEEP (Greece, 2021, 113 min, colour) directed by Dimitris Kanellopoulos will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English subtitles. The film is suitable for children over 16.  


Synopsis

Thanasis can’t pay off his debt to Stelios. When he finds out that Apostolis is in the same position, he asks him to join with him for making a better deal with Stelios. While Thanasis tries to put more players in the game, two young gangsters arrive in town to push over the debtors.


Cast

Aris Servetalis, Dimitris Lalos, Vivi Petsi, Lefteris Polychronis, Giannis Vasilottos


A few words about the director

Born in Arkadia, Dimitris Kanellopoulos studied cinematography and has worked as sound engineer on a large number of shorts, feature films, and documentaries. He has written and directed five short films, which have screened in many international film festivals. Pack of Sheep is his first feature film.

 

Tickets at the cinema entrance half hour before the screening 

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

Your 2022 member card is still valid for this screening (remember to renew it!)

As of this month reservations are not possible any more  

 

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Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Green Sea | Πράσινη θάλασσα (2021) by Angeliki Antoniou


On Tuesday 13 December at 19:00 and on Wednesday 14 December at 21:00 the film GREEN SEA (Greece, 2021, 87 min, colour & black and white) directed by Angeliki Antoniou will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original Greek version with English subtitles. The film is suitable for children over 16.



Synopsis


Anna has lost her memory, but she hasn’t forgotten how to cook. One night she shows up in a working class neighbourhood by a Greek harbour. There she meets the unpredictable loner Roula and gets a job as a cook and a place to stay at his shabby tavern. In the kitchen, amidst the scents of spices and old forgotten recipes, Anna struggles to recall her past and rebuild her life. Her simple yet delicious food awakens memories to the locals, who in turn help her to reconnect with herself. The story takes an unexpected turn when Roula suddenly discovers Anna’s true identity.

Cast


Angeliki Papoulia, Yannis Tsortekis, Tasos Palatzidis, Christos Kontogeorgis, Vasso Iatropoulou, Stefanos Kosmidis, Meletis Georgiadis, Anetta Papathanasiou



A few words about the director


Born in Athens Angeliki Antoniou studied Architecture and film direction at the DFFB (German Film and Television Academy in Berlin). She works as a screenwriter, director and producer. She lives between Berlin and Athens. She has directed shorts, feature films and documentaries. Her films have been awarded in international festivals and distributed world-wide. Her acclaimed film EDUART participated in over 50 festivals around the world, was selected by the EFA for the 2007 European Film Awards and it was Greece's submission for Best Foreign Film 2008.

Tickets: 9€ / Members 5€

Reservations (optional) via messenger or via email to cineclubhellenique@gmail.com.

 The film will be screened in room 5.

Pre-payment via digicash (+352621228586) or by bank transfer to: Ciné-club hellénique de Luxembourg, BIL (BILLLULL), IBAN LU 33 0029 1742 8220 0000


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Thursday, 10 November 2022

The city and the city | Η πόλη κι η πόλη (2021) by Christos Passalis and Syllas Tzoumerkas

 

On Tuesday 15 November at 19:00 and on Wednesday 16 November at 21:00 the film THE CITY AND THE CITY (Greece, 2021, 87 min, colour & black and white) directed by Christos Passalis and Syllas Tzoumerkas will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the original version (Greek and other languages) with English subtitles. The film is suitable for children over 12.

Synopsis


The untold story of the life and perils of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki, in six chapters. The past and the present of a city, meet and converge at its cracks. Unlike most films about the Holocaust, The City and the City does not record episodes from the Nazi concentration camps, but instead focuses on the geography of memory. In this film, memory is omnipresent in the geography of a modern city because it refers not to the past, but to the present and the future. That is why the form of the film is unexpected and unclassifiable, like the memory of its two filmmakers, who return to Thessaloniki, their birthplace, and offer to guide us into the abyss.

Cast


Vassilis Kanakis (Leon), Alexandros Vardaxoglou (Maurice), Angeliki Papoulia (Sarina), Niki Papandreou (Nina), Argyris Xafis (Avraam), Vassilis Karaboulas (Isaac), Themis Bazaka (Matika), Maria Filini (the mother), Laertis Malkotsis (the camping owner), Marisha Triantafyllidou (clerk), Fritz Fenne (German officer), Jakob Leo Stark (German officer), Marina Siotou (the woman at the barrels), Fidel Talaboukas (Slomo), Aris Armaganidis (Ben), Zoe Sigalou (Lilly), Danai Primali (Rosa), Michalis Kimonas (father), Vassia Bakakou (villager) and others.



A few words about the directors


Christos Passalis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1978. As an actor he participated in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth (2009), Syllas Tzoumerkas’ Homeland (2010) and The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea (2019), Vardis Marinakis’ Black Field (2010) and Fiona Tan’s History’s Future (2014). In theatre, he co-founded the blitz theatre group (2004-2019), writing, directing and acting in all the group’s performances (Théâtre de la Ville, the Schaubühne, the Festival d’ Avignon, and various other major theatres and theatre festivals around the world). Since 2019, he co-directs with Angeliki Papoulia at the Luzerner theater in Switzerland, and other venues. His upcoming feature film, Silence 6-9, is currently in post-production.


Syllas Tzoumerkas was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1978. His feature debut, Homeland, had its world premiere at the Venice Critics’ Week (2010). His sophomore, A Blast, premiered in competition at the Locarno International Film Festival (2014) and his third, The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea, at the Berlinale Panorama (2019). Internationally acclaimed for their distinctive style, bold characterization and strong performances, Tzoumerkas’ films have participated in over 200 festivals around the world and have been distributed to theatres and streaming platforms in many countries. Apart from his theatrical and multi-platform works, he co-wrote the scripts of Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ feature Suntan (2016), and Ahmed Ghossein’s All This Victory (2019). He co-curates with fellow director Elina Psykou, Motherland, I See You, the moving festival and restoration program of the Hellenic Film Academy.


Tickets: 9€ / Members 5€

Reservations via messenger or via email to cineclubhellenique@gmail.com.

 The film will be screened in room 5.

Pre-payment via digicash (+352621228586) or by bank transfer to: Ciné-club hellénique de Luxembourg, BIL (BILLLULL), IBAN LU 33 0029 1742 8220 0000


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Saturday, 22 October 2022

Magnetic fields | Μαγνητικά πεδία (2021) by Yorgos Goussis

On Tuesday 25 October at 19:00 and on Wednesday 26 October at 21:00 the film MAGNETIC FIELDS (Greece, 2021, 78 min, colour, road movie) directed by Yorgos Goussis will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the Greek original version with English subtitles. The film is suitable for children over 12.


Synopsis


Magnetic Fields follows solo traveler Elena, who after deciding to change course on a whim finds herself on a ferry. There she meets Antonis, who is traveling to an island cemetery to bury a box containing his aunt’s bones. When his car breaks down Elena offers him a ride, setting them off on a series of misadventures. Having enjoyed each other’s company and having formed an effortless connection, they decide to keep wandering around the island in search of a good place to bury the box.

Comic-book artist and debuting filmmaker Yorgos Goussis surveils the quite magnetic attraction between two eccentric strangers, as they cross paths on a mountainous Greek island.

Cast


Elena Topalidou, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Nikos Spanidis


A few words about the director


Yorgos Goussis was born in 1986 in Athens. He is an award-winning comic book artist who has penned numerous best-selling graphic novels. In 2019, he made his directorial debut with “The Arm Wrestler,” which won the Greek Film Academy’s Best Greek Short Documentary award in 2020. Magnetic Fields is his first feature film, Greece’s entry for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2023 Academy Awards.