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.

Friday 9 September 2022

Smyrna | Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (2021) by Grigoris Karantinakis



On Tuesday 27 September at 19:00 and on Wednesday 28 September at 21:00 the film SMYRNA (Greece, 2021, 141 min, colour, period drama) directed by Grigoris Karantinakis will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the Greek original version with English subtitles. The film is suitable for children over 16.

Synopsis


This moving drama recounts the1922 burning of the cosmopolitan city of Smyrna and the assault on its vibrant and prosperous Greek and Armenian communities. The historical incidents and facts that preceded and occurred during the occupation of Smyrna in 1922 by the Turkish army, including the massacre of the local Greek and Armenian population, are recounted through the lives of the Baltatzis family members.

Cast


Mimi Denisi, Rupert Graves, Susan Hampshire, Jana Lapotaire, Daphne Alexander, Christos Stergioglou, Tamilla Koulieva


A few words about the director

Grigoris Karantinakis is a director and writer, known for Chariton's Choir (2005), Smyrna (2021) and Oi dromoi tis polis (1995).

 



Tickets: 9€ / Members 5€

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

 The film will be screened in room 3. Only prepaid reservations will be considered.

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

If there are free places, you can also buy your ticket at the cinema, just before the screening (cash only, please).




Η Ελληνική Κινηματογραφική Λέσχη Λουξεμβούργου θα προβάλει την Τρίτη 27 Σεπτεμβρίου στις 19:00 και την Τετάρτη 28 Σεπτεμβρίου στις 21:00 στον κινηματογράφο UTOPIA την ταινία Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (Ελλάδα, 2021, 141 λεπτά, έγχρωμη, ελληνικά και αγγλικά με αγγλικούς υποτίτλους) του Γρηγόρη Καραντινάκη. 

Η ταινία είναι βασισμένη στο ομώνυμο θεατρικό έργο της Μιμής Ντενίση, που έγραψε και το σενάριο. Τα γυρίσματα της ταινίας πραγματοποιήθηκαν σε Λέσβο, Χίο, Αθήνα, Πειραιά και Φάληρο. Ο προϋπολογισμός της ταινίας ξεπέρασε τα 4 εκατομμύρια ευρώ, γεγονός που την κατατάσσει ως την ακριβότερη παραγωγή του ελληνικού κινηματογράφου Η ταινία είναι κατάλληλη για παιδιά από 16 ετών.

Λίγα λόγια για την ταινία


H Filio Williams, μία ηλικιωμένη Ελληνοαμερικανίδα, σπεύδει στη Μυτιλήνη με την εγγονή της Helen, για να συμπαρασταθεί στους Σύριους πρόσφυγες. Κανείς δεν ξέρει την καταγωγή της, κανείς δεν ξέρει ότι η Σμυρνιά γιαγιά της Φιλιώ Μπαλτατζή βρέθηκε κάποτε στο ίδιο νησί κατατρεγμένη και προσφυγοπούλα. Το τεφτεράκι με τις συνταγές της συνονόματης γιαγιάς ξετυλίγει την πολυτάραχη ιστορία της κοσμοπολίτικης οικογένειας Μπαλτατζή, όπως διαμορφώνεται από τις τραγικές διεθνείς εξελίξεις που καθόρισαν τη μοίρα ολόκληρων λαών. Διαφορετικές γενιές γυναικών της ίδιας οικογένειας ενώνονται στον χώρο και τον χρόνο, μέσα από τα νήματα της ιστορίας. Παρόν και παρελθόν γίνονται ένα.

Πρωταγωνιστούν


Μιμή Ντενίση, Rupert Graves, Sussanne Hampshire, Λεωνίδας Κακούρης, Μπουράκ Χακί, Κρατερός Κατσούλης, Κατερίνα Γερονικολού, Γιάννης Βογιατζής, Ταμίλα Κουλίεβα, Αναστασία Παντούση, Χρήστος Στέργιογλου κ.α.

Λίγα λόγια για τον σκηνοθέτη


Γεννήθηκε στην Αθήνα. Σπούδασε σκηνογραφία - ενδυματολογία στη Σχολή Κινηματογράφου Λυκούργου Σταυράκου και σκηνοθεσία κινηματογράφου -τηλεόρασης στην Κρατική Σχολή Κινηματογράφου της Μόσχας. Εργάστηκε σαν βοηθός σκηνογράφου στο θέατρο και τον κινηματογράφο (1982-85) και σαν βοηθός σκηνοθέτη στο θέατρο, τον κινηματογράφο και την τηλεόραση. Σήμερα εργάζεται σαν σκηνοθέτης και σεναριογράφος. Δείγμα της δουλειάς του στο θέατρο είναι οι παραστάσεις Blackbird/Το μαυροπούλι (2016), Χρωματιστές γυναίκες (2019), Το δάσος (2003) και Το παγκάκι (2016). Το 2015 σκηνοθέτησε την ταινία Η ΧΟΡΩΔΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΧΑΡΙΤΩΝΑ, που προβλήθηκε στο Λουξεμβούργο από τη λέσχη μας.

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες και κριτικές


 





Πληρωμή κρατήσεων μέσω digicash (+352621 228586) ή με κατάθεση στον τραπεζικό λογαριασμό: Ciné-club hellénique de Luxembourg, BIL (BILLLULL) 
IBAN LU 33 0029 1742 8220 0000

Οι προβολές γίνονται στην αίθουσα 3 και μόνο οι κρατήσεις που έχουν προπληρωθεί λαμβάνονται υπόψη. Αν υπάρχουν θέσεις μπορείτε να αγοράσετε το εισιτήριο σας και πριν την προβολή (μόνο με μετρητά).

Tuesday 10 May 2022

The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea | Το Θαύμα της Θάλασσας των Σαργασσών (2019) by Syllas Tzoumerkas




On Tuesday 17 May at 19:00 and on Wednesday 18 May at 21:00 the film The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea (Greece, 2019, 121 min, colour) directed by Syllas Tzoumerkas will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the Greek original version with English subtitles. The film is not suitable for children.


Synopsis


Two women live solitary lives while dreaming of getting away. Elisabeth is a once-ambitious police officer forced to relocate from Athens ten years earlier and now living a joyless, hung-over life. Rita is the quiet, mysterious sister of a lounge singer in the local disco. When a sudden death upsets the town and turns the local community upside-down, the two women who had been ignoring each other’s existence begin drifting towards each other. As the secrets hidden in the swamps begin to surface, they will have a chance to become each other’s saviours.

Cast


Angeliki Papoulia, Youla Boùdali, Hristos Passalis, Argyris Xafis, Thanasis Dovris, Laertis Malkotsis, Maria Filini, Michalis Kimonas, Christian Culbida, Thanos Tokakis

A few words about the director


Syllas Tzoumerkas was born in 1978 in Thessaloniki. His first feature film Homeland premiered at the Venice Critics' Week 2010. His second feature A Blast premiered in competition at Locarno 2014, and his third, The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea at the Berlinale Panorama 2019. Acclaimed by the world press and audiences for their distinctive style, bold characterization and strong performances, Tzoumerkas' films have participated in many festivals around the world and have been distributed to theatres and streaming platforms in many countries. He participated as an actor in feature films, shorts and stage performances. He co-curated with fellow director Elina Psykou, Motherland, I See You - the 20th Century of Greek Cinema, the restoration program and moving festival 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. Only prepaid reservations will be considered.

Pre-payment via digicash (+352671101929) or by bank transfer to: Ciné-club hellénique de Luxembourg, BIL (BILLLULL), IBAN LU 33 0029 1742 8220 0000

If there are free places, you can also buy your ticket at the cinema, just before the screening (cash only, please).


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Monday 14 March 2022

Motherland, I see you (panorama of the 20th century Greek cinema) | Χώρα, σε βλέπω (πανόραμα του ελληνικού κινηματογράφου του 20ού αιώνα)


21/03 - 13/4/2022


The Ciné-club hellénique de Luxembourg presents a small panorama of the 20th century Greek cinema with 6 short and 13 full length films selected from the programme proposed by the initiative Motherland, I see you. 

This initiative of the Hellenic Film Academy, under the Auspices of the “Greece 2021” Committee, sponsored by the National Centre of Audiovisual Media & Communication (grand sponsor), the Greek Film Centre, the Athens Epidaurus Festival and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, and with the support of the Greek Film Archive and Finos Film, is dedicated to salvaging, preserving and screening films from the diverse Greek heritage of the 20th Century, in the context of the 200-year anniversary from the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire in 1821.

All films are digitally restored and they will be presented in their original version with English subtitles.




UTOPIA

Mon. 21/03/2022 at 19:00        GIRLS IN KISSES by YANNIS DALIANIDIS (1965) 105'
Wed. 23/03/2022 at 19:00        ANNA’S ENGAGEMENT by PANTELIS VOULGARIS (1972) 82'
Thur. 24/03/2022 at 20:30        DESERTER by G.KORRAS & CH.VOUPOURAS (1988) 121'
Mon. 28/03/2022 at 20:30        LAST STOP, KREUZBERG by YORGOS KARYPIDIS (1975) 20'
                                                 ROM by MENELAOS KARAMAGHIOLIS (1989) 75'
Wed. 30/03/2022 at 20:30        JOHN THE VIOLENT by TONIA MARKETAKI (1973) 170'
Th. 31/03/2022 at 21:00           PLOT by THODOROS MARAGOS (1971) 12'
                                                 MACEDONIAN WEDDING by TAKIS KANELLOPOULOS (1960) 24'
                                                THIREAN MATINS by K.SFIKAS & S.TORNES (1968) 22'
                                                LETTERS FROM AMERICA by LAKIS PAPASTATHIS (1972) 19'
                                                FOURNOI, A FEMALE SOCIETY by A.DIMITRIOU & N.KANAKIS (1983) 48'
 
Η ταινία "Φούρνοι, μια γυναικεία κοινωνία" παραχωρήθηκε από το Αρχείο Ταινιών της Διεύθυνσης Παραστατικών Τεχνών και Κινηματογράφου του Υπουργείου Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού και έχει αποκατασταθεί και ψηφιοποιηθεί με δαπάνες του ίδιου του Υπουργείου. Η ταινία θα προβληθεί με αγγλικούς υπότιτλους και με ελληνικούς υπότιτλους για κωφούς και βαρήκοους θεατές (SDH), οι οποίοι ενσωματώθηκαν στο πλαίσιο της δράσης «Χώρα σε Βλέπω»

The screening of film "Fournoi, a female society" was granted by the Film Archive of the Directorate of Performing Arts and Cinema of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the film has been restored and digitised with Ministry funds. The film will be screened with English subtitles and Greek subtitles for the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (SDH), incorporated by the “Motherland, I See You” initiative. 


CINEMATHEQUE

 
Mon. 04/04/2022 at 18.30     KIERION by DIMOS THEOS (1968) 86'
Tue. 05/04/2022 at 20.30      Ζ by KOSTAS GAVRAS (1969) 127'
Thur. 07/04/2022 at 18.30     MADALENA by NTINOS DIMOPOULOS (1960) 91'
Mon. 11/04/2022 at 20.30     THE 7TH DAY OF CREATION by VASSILIS GEORGIADIS (1966) 111'
Wed. 13/04/2022 at 19.00     THE TRAVELLING PLAYERS by THEODOROS ANGELOPOULOS (1975) 230'


ANCIEN CINEMA

 
Sun. 27/03/2022 at 18.00     THE TREE WE HURT by DIMOS AVDELIODIS (1986) 75'
Sun. 03/04/2022 at 16.00     THE YOUNG RUNAWAY by STAVROS TSIOLIS (1969) 87'
                           at 18.00     FROM THE EDGE OF THE CITY by CONSTANTINE GIANNARIS (1998) 94'


The entrance to all screenings is FREE of charge. Reservations are optional and can be done via a form you can find on Ciné-club’s page (facebook, blogspot). Without a reservation first-come first-served.


For Cinémathèque screenings: Free entrance with a reservation via Ciné-club hellénique. Reservations via the Cinémathèque are charged with a ticketing fee.
 

For your reservations:




https://www.facebook.com/GreekCineClubLuxembourg


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Saturday 5 February 2022

The strange pursuit of Laura Durand | Η Αναζήτηση της Λώρα Ντουράντ (2019) by Dimitris Bavellas


On Tuesday 22 February at 19:00 and on Wednesday 23 February at 21:00 the road movie / comedy THE STRANGE PURSUIT OF LAURA DURAND (Greece, 2019, 98 min, colour) directed by Dimitris Bavellas will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the Greek original version with English subtitles. The film is suitable for children over 16.


Synopsis


Antonis and Christos are two friends who live in a small apartment in Athens. Secluded from their social environment, they make ends meet as musicians for their 8-bit band. What really connects them, is the ultimate obsession they have for Laura Durand, a 90’s porn star, whose traces are lost for years. When they receive an almost metaphysical message from their idol, they decide to embark on a journey around Greece, with one scope, to find Laura. Though, during their pursuit, they will understand that nothing is as expected.

Trailer


Makis Papadimitriou, Mihalis Sarantis, Anna Kalaitzidou, Danis Katranidis, Yvonni Maltezou

A few words about the director


Dimitris Bavellas is a director and writer, known for In the Strange Pursuit of Laura Durand (2019), Runaway Day (2013) and Behind the Curtain (2009).

What did the Press say?

Review: In the Strange Pursuit of Laura Durand - Cineuropa

Dimitris Bavellas • Director of In the Strange Pursuit of Laura Durand - Cineuropa



All screenings in Cinema UTOPIA take place under the COVIDCHECK 2G+ regime.


Tickets: 9€ / Members 5€

  • Reservations via messenger or via email cineclubhellenique@gmail.com
  • Pre-payment via digicash (+352671101929)
            or by bank transfer to Ciné-club hellénique de Luxembourg
            BIL (BILLLULL) - IBAN LU 33 0029 1742 8220 000
  • if there are free places, you can also buy your ticket at the cinema, just before the screening (cash only, please).

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Monday 10 January 2022

God loves caviar | Ο Θεός αγαπάει το χαβιάρι (2012) by Yannis Smaragdis

On Tuesday 25 January at 19:00 and on Wednesday 26 January at 21:00 the international production GOD LOVES CAVIAR (Greece / Russia, 2012, 101 min, colour) directed by Yannis Smaragdis will be screened in cinema Utopia, in the English and Greek original version with English subtitles. The film is suitable for children over 12. 

Mr Smaragdis has kindly allowed us to screen his film free of royalties. On Wednesday the film will be screened in room 4.

Synopsis


The compelling story of a humble Greek pirate, Ioannis Varvakis, who made a fortune selling caviar in Russia and all over the world. His wealth and power, however, do not give him contentment, and his boundless ambition only brings suffering, until he gives everything away, including himself, in the name of love. This epic tale, based on Varvakis' real life, moves from the Greek island of Psara to the court of Catherine the Great in Russia and the shores of the Caspian Sea, and then back to Greece, a country torn by civil war and the fight for independence, during the Revolution of 1821 against the Ottoman Empire.

Cast


Sebastian Koch, Evgeniy Stychkin, Juan Diego Botto, Catherine Deneuve, Olga Sutulova, Lakis Lazopoulos, Marisha Triantafyllidou, Akis Sakellariou, John Cleese

A few words about the director


Yannis Smaragdis was born in Crete in 1946. He studied Film in Greece and France. His most significant features are Cavafy (1996) and El Greco (2007). They were both very successful and award-winning films that participated in many international festivals, the most significant being the Toronto International Film Festival.



All screenings in Cinema UTOPIA take place under the COVIDCHECK 2G+ regime.


Tickets: 9€ / Members 5€

  • Reservations via messenger or via email cineclubhellenique@gmail.com
  • Pre-payment via digicash (+352671101929)
            or by bank transfer to Ciné-club hellénique de Luxembourg
            BIL (BILLLULL) - IBAN LU 33 0029 1742 8220 000
  • if there are free places, you can also buy your ticket at the cinema, just before the screening (cash only, please).



Click 'Read More' for Greek version.