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The Fruit Trees of Athens

ΤΑ ΟΠΩΡΟΦΟΡΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΘΗΝΑΣ

1 hour 34 minutes – 2010 – Comedy

The city of Athens takes center stage in this unusual, yet heartwarming film directed by veteran filmmaker, Nikos Panagiotopoulos. The protagonist of the film takes us on a journey to discover life in Athens, through meeting numerous pedestrians and eating lots of fruit along the way. Adapted from the best-selling novel by the same name, “The Fruit Trees of Athens” uncovers human connection through literature, travel and fruit, all through the bumbling misunderstandings of the hero, played by Greek actor and native Athenian Lefteris Vogiatzis.

CAST

Lefteris Voyatzis
Nikos Kouris
Alexia Kaltsiki

CREDITS

DIRECTOR: Nikos Panayotopoulos
SCREENPLAY: Sotiris Dimitriou (novel),
Nikos Panayotopoulos,
CINEMATOGRAPHY: George Frentzos
EDITING: Takis Yannopoulos
MUSIC: Sramatis Kraounakis
SETS: Yorgos Andritsogiannos
COSTUMES: Marianna Spanoudaki
SOUND: Valia Tserou

AWARDS

REVIEWS

Science fiction-like narrative of morning coffee, cigarette, and newspaper. Of the sweet habit. Which unfortunately, has given the baton to terror and mutual conflict. Or do you say that the nirvana buffoon with the blackened fingers from the berries is right who is having fun playing all of us sober and quasi-smart people?

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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.

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