NIKOS PANAYOTOPOULOS
Born in Mytilene (Lesbos Island) in 1941 and passed away in Athens in 2016. He studied film in Athens while working as an assistant director in Greek and international productions. From 1960 to 1973, he lived in Paris, where he studied at the Sorbonne. In 1974, he returned to Greece and directed his first film, The Colors of Iris, an instant classic of New Greek Cinema. He was one of the most originaL and prolific directors of the New Wave of Greek Cinema. Developing his personal style, blending various genres—from comedy to crime films and from musicals to road movies—he directed 13 more films. His work focused on the lives of people in contemporary Greece, their interpersonal relationships, cinema itself, and art in general. His cinematic vision was characterized by humor and tenderness, with strong doses of irony and sarcasm about the human condition.
During the beta version of Gr2me we will show only the first 6-8 minutes of a feature film. The entire movie will be available via VoD after the official launch of the site.
Anna’s and her husband Achilles’ lives change when she begins to see vivid dreams.
CAST
Myrto Paraschi
Yannis Bezos
Tassos Yfantis
Alex Golfis
Thodoros Moridis
CREDITS
DIRECTOR: Nikos Panayotopoulos
SCREENPLAY: Nikos Panayotopoulos,
Christos Vakalopoulos
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Aris Stavrou
EDITING: Andreas Andreadakis
MUSIC: Charis Ksanthoudakis
SETS: Dionysis Fotopoulos
COSTUMES: Marianna Spanoudaki
SOUND: Marinos Athanassopoulos,
Thanassis Arvanitis
AWARDS
REVIEWS
Dreams are the cracks of reality; the holes and chasms; that is, the points from where something unexpected can penetrate or escape. Can dreams, those little outbursts of nonsense, destabilize or even break up a relationship?
Yes, especially when the rational husband can no longer bear to listen to his wife’s dreams with the complete lack of solid meaning they carry. But what happens when his wife stops telling him her dreams, and he treats this private space of hers, to which he no longer has access, as a secret or as some kind of extramarital affair?
On dreams, Panagiotopoulos creates a wonderful Chekhovian comedy about love. Around what unites but also divides a couple. Like a Hawks or Lubitsch screwball comedy, the film has the elegance and grace of a champagne glass that subtly bubbles but penetrates deeply.
Aggelos Frantzis – Filmmaker