Greece
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Theo Angelopoulos, the filmmaker of migration
In Letter to Theo, French director Élodie Lélu revisits Angelopoulos’ unfinished film, reminiscing on their collaborative work on the project that was in some ways prophetic of the present-day Greece.
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When Glimpses of Humaneness Become Grotesque
GREECE, GOLDEN DAWN : In this documentary we follow three of the women at the top of Golden Dawn, the notorious Greek extreme right-wing party.
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The Sirens
As I watched Crispin Gurholt’s film The Sirens for the first time, it struck me how fast the role play of political theatre may change.
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Greece: Downfall of a European country
Berlinale presents a case study of crisis and impoverishment.
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The winners’ recollection
A nation’s collective recollection forms its expectations. A dialogue between past and presence is implicit in Patrico Guzman’s films on Chile’s recent past, whilst Mexico's Diego Gutiérrez and Sarah Polley from Canada discuss their own and parents’ memories. The truth is cleansing, but we all need interpretations or rewrites in order to cope with the…
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Dimitri Eipides: When ethics is a must
FAREWELL: The Thessaloniki International Film Festival and its people bid farewell to Dimitri Eipides. We republish our interview in honour of his life works – from when he received the 2011 EDN award 2011. In this interview, Truls Lie speaks with Eipides about movies that matter, action, sabotage and ethics.
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Resignation of modern times
First of all, this documentary is a real pleasure to watch. The camerawork is excellent and the music and soundtrack play a magnificent role for the pace and montage.
