Acting
Aug 9, 1956
Athens, Greece
Takis Papamattheou
Acting
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Feature Films (13)
A satirical, revealing and entertaining film that unmasks modern Greeks and their vices but always by sweetening the pill. The film dips into the cultural and artistic heritage of Greece with the use of historical figures and everyday common characters.
We Greeks
A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign land while beginning to see the world through a new set of eyes in the process.
My Life in Ruins
The title of the film recalls the well known story of the three blind men, who try in vain to recognize and define, by touch, an unknown object - in this case, an elephant. In a triptych of three different stories, told by three inmates of a jail, the story unfolds with sarcasm and irony regarding human actions. The heroes of the film try to tame human passions (erotically instinctive) - but, alas, they do not succeed. A situation comedy in which the nude appears in the plot where least expected.
Love Is an Elephant
The Antipas is a lawyer and family man who lives a relatively quiet life, when suddenly falls to his home a thunderbolt to the shape of a woman. It is a fiery Italian woman who was mistress of many years ago. He just says he has a son, Antipas assumes is his and mad when realizes that his son is in love with his own daughter ...
To exprés tou trelokomeíou
A brilliant investigative journalist, Alekos Varnesis, desperately searches for the truth behind a scandal that is rocking Greek society concerning the trade in human organs. In his attempt to track down the mastermind behind the ring, he encounters unpredictable comical situations, similar to those we experience in our everyday lives. When he manages to reach the mastermind, known as "The Big One," he discovers that he too has his own family problems. His twelve-year-old son is an alcoholic and madly in love with his stepmother. All this creates a lot of confusion...
Sapounopetra: To hrima sto Laimo sas
An eccentric teacher decides to teach his students, in their final year of high school, everything he knows about sex. However, he is surprised to discover that his students have had more extensive and unusual experiences than he has. So he asks them to tell him their stories, and the lesson turns into an unlikely comedy...
Kafta thrania
A Greek short film about autism. Living with Vangelis is not easy. His family tries not to disrupt his daily routine so that he can stick to his schedule and not change his routine. On the other hand, the intense pace of Yannis' life leaves him no room for understanding and empathy. A sudden event will be the connecting link that will unite our two heroes in a short film, reminding us that when acceptance prevails, life can become even better.
The Routine
Two young Greek filmmakers in need of funding for their film titled "The End of Passion" end up seeking the financial aid of an almost forgotten old-time porn-king producer. He agrees to help them while concealing his own secret plan.
Strictly Non-Graphic
Aris is a young man living between two worlds. On the one hand, his professional space in the world of entertainment, which thirsts for brilliance, money and power. On the other hand, the suffocating family and the crisis that has hit the country and worsens human relations, which are in any case complicated and traumatic. The protagonist tries to find his balance through love, which also betrays him. Will he finally find a way out?
Onslaught
The true story of the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, Nikos Kazantzakis, based on his work, Report to Greco, which is, essentially, his autobiography.
Kazantzakis
Television & Series (9)
Three friends are housed in the same place professionally. However, they have different interests and different goals. The only thing they have in common is their own uniqueness.
