The 14th Antipodes Greek Film Festival
Wed 20th September – Sun 8th October 2006
Palace Cinema Como, Cnr Chapel St & Toorak Rd, South Yarra
Tickets call: 9827 7433, online: www.palacecinemas.com.au
or in person at Palace Cinema Como
GREEK FILM FESTIVAL CLOSING NIGHT RECEPTION: A SPECIAL EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED!
Sunday 8th October from 8pm
Closing Night Film- the cinema classic I SOFERINA followed by a night of food, drinks and dancing… including music by popular band Meltemi!
I SOFERINA – Sunday 8th Oct 8.00pm
* followed by food, drinks and entertainment
Dir. Alekos Sakellarios
1964 | Rating: 18+ | Greece | 35mm | 100 minutes | In Greek without English subtitles
Cast: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Alekos Alexandrakis, Maro Kodou, Giorgos Konstadinou, Vasilis Avlonitis, Costas Hajihristos, Giorgos Panjas, Dionysis Papayannopoulos, Joly Garbi, Keti Lampropoulou, Alkis Yannakas, Tassos Yannopoulos, Cleo Skouloudi, Theodoros Katsadramis
Mary lends her car to her friend Lili (wife of jealous Mihalis) who wants it for meeting her new boyfriend. But Lili has an accident and returns the car in a very bad condition. To cover for her friend, Mary tells her husband Nikos that she is responsible. Things become more complicated when Mary goes to the court accused of the accident. A cast of first-rate actors and good dialogue make this movie shine, oh, and the courtroom scene is one of the funniest in Greek film history.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND AND SOLD OUT SESSIONS!
A NEW SCREENING OF SIRENS IN THE AEGEAN ON
SAT 7TH OCT AT 6.45PM
Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets the Greek Film Festival has introduced another screening of the box office smash hit and critically acclaimed Sirens in the Aegean.
It is strongly recommended that tickets are purchased in advance to avoid disappointment. Tickets through Palace Cinema Como by phone on 9827 7433, online www.palacecinema.com.au or in person.
SIREN’S IN THE AEGEAN
Dir. Nikos Perakis
2005 | Rating: 18+ | Greece | 35mm | 115 minutes | In Greek with English subtitles | 18+ WARNING: contains strong language
Cast: Yannis Tsimitselis, Yorgos Seitaridis, Ioannis Papazisis, Orfeas Avgoustidis, Socratis Patsikas, Stelios Ksanthoudakis, Vassilis Haralabopoulos, Renos Haralambidis, Vicky Kaya, Tugce Seitaridi, Arzu Yanardag, Muge Bakircioglou, Metin Belgin, Aris Bafaloukas, Apostolis Totsikas
Sirens in the Aegean, the sequel to Loafing and Camouflage (also screening at this year’s Greek Film Festival) is directed by Nikos Perakis. Siren’s, follows the adventures of a group of Greek soldier’s after they impound a Turkish yacht. Aboard are a camera crew and two women- one of which is the niece of a Turkish admiral. All are bound for a beauty competition on the Turkish Island of Bodrum. Passions ignite, tempers flare and stereotypes and prejudices must be overcome to avoid an escalation of the already tense relations between the two Aegean neighbours.
Screenings:
Sat 7th October 6.45pm
- NEW SCREENING DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
Sun 8th October 5.30pm
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
This is the final week of the Greek Film Festival and your last chance to see some great popular films in the luxurious surrounds of the Palace Cinema Como.
These include: Woman is… a tough person (in greek with no English subtitles), Loafing and Camouflage (prequel to Sirens in the Aegean) as well as Chariton’s Choir.
Tickets can be purchased in advance to avoid disappointment by calling: 9827 7433, online: www.palacecinemas.com.au
or in person at Palace Cinema Como.
WOMAN IS… A TOUGH PERSON
Dir. Andonis Kafetzopoulos
2005 | Rating: 18+ | Greece | 35mm | 100 minutes | In Greek without English subtitles | WARNING contains strong language and sex scenes
Cast: Faye Kokkinopoulou, Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Yota Festa, Mania Papadimitriou, Jenny Roussea, Eleni Apostolopoulou, Kostas Triandafyllopoulos, Fotis Thomaidis, Makis Papadimitriou.
Veteran actor Kafetzopoulos directs as well as stars in this energetic comedy. He plays Johnny Maniatis, a put-upon ad executive who is facing the worst day of his life. His biggest client is threatening to defect, his kleptomaniac daughter has run off with a Bulgarian gangster, his mother has disappeared, and his lady love is demanding that they conceive a child that very day. . .or else! Events snowball in a long day and night of criss-crossing paths.
Screening:
Wed 4th Oct 7.00pm
Sat 7th Oct 7.00pm
LOAFING AND CAMOUFLAGE
Dir. Nikos Perakis
1984 | Rating: 18+ | Greece | 35mm | 99 minutes | In Greek with English subtitles
Cast: Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Yiorgos Kimoulis, Takis Spyridakis, Fotis Polychronopoulos, Yannis Hatziyannis, Paris Tselios, Stavros Xenidis, Andreas Filippidis, Christos Valavanidis, Antonis Theodorakopoulos, Nikos Tsachiridis, Tania Kapsali, Ifigenia Makati, Rocky Taylor, Dimitris Poulikakos, Antonis Maniatis
A cult classic Greek movie by Nikos Perakis, which was recently followed with the sequel in 2005, Sirens in the Aegean.
During the military takeover by the junta in 1967, a group of neophyte soldiers are assigned to duty in the dictatorship-run television station, a prospect, which is totally new to them. Overcoming boredom, they begin to produce comical and subtly subversive programs in this satirical look at life under Fascism.
Screening:
Fri 6th Oct 7.15pm
Sat 7th Oct 4.45pm
CHARITON’S CHOIR
Dir: Grigoris Karantinakis
2005, Greece, 35mm, 115 minutes, In Greek with English subtitles
Cast: George Chorraface, Stefanos Karantinakis, Maria Nafpliotou, Akyllas Karazissis, Christos Steryioglou, Alexandros Logothetis, Ilektra Nikolouza, Vassilis Kolovos, Yvonni Maltezou, Dimitris Piatas, Spyros Stavrinios.
The politics of individuality versus autocratic rule is also the theme of Chariton’s Choir, a comedy/drama by Greek director Grigoris Karantinakis, which stars Greek superstar George Corraface as a bohemian school principal whose free-thinking spirit will not be crushed by the fascistic military after their 1967 coup d’etat.
Chariton Ulianov has one great love: Life! That great love affair however does not hamper him in his pursuit of everyday pleasures.
His position as School Principal in a provincial town on the island of Corfu gives him the opportunity to disseminate his own unique philosophy especially to the students that participate in his greatest passion: the choir. His tender and playful outlook on life is an inspiration to his students who find themselves facing all the challenges of adolescence in a Greece which is itself facing the challenges of life under dictatorship.
Screening:
Sat 7th Oct 9.15pm
We hope you enjoy the selection on offer and hope to see you next year.
For further information:
www.greekfilmfestival.com.au
