Loukianos Kilaidonis
Sound
Biography
Loukianos Kilaidonis (July 15, 1943 – February 7, 2017) was a Greek composer, lyricist and performer. He was born in Kypseli (Athens) on July 15, 1943, originally from Kefalonia. He studied at the Leonteio Lykeio Patision and then Architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as at the National Technical University (Athens), without ever practicing the profession. He was married to actress Anna Vagena, with whom he had two daughters. In 1999, the two created a music scene, "Metaxourgeio", in which they appeared for a number of years. He passed away on February 7, 2017 at the age of 74 from heart failure.
Known For
A traveling theatre troupe tours the Greek countryside from 1939 to the early 1950s, staging “Golfo the Shepherdess”. As the years pass, its members endure persecution, betrayal, executions, and exile. Their personal stories become entangled with the country’s major historical events, in a seemingly endless cycle of violence and loss.
The Travelling Players
A biographical film about the great Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos for the period between 1910-1927. The film highlights his vision of a Greater Greece and refers to important events in Greek history such as the formation of a government by Venizelos after the Goudi movement, his dispute with the King over Greece's stance in the First World War, the temporary his withdrawal from politics after his defeat in the 1920 elections and the Asia Minor disaster. A biography of the former Greek prime minister Eleftherios Venizelos and the recreation of his acts and the political and social climate in Greece from 1910 to 1927.
Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927
During a hunting party on New Year's Eve 1976, five representatives of the bourgeoisie encounter with their companion the body of a partisan from the Civil War of the late forties. What they are most confused about is the fact that the corpse that lies at their feet is still bleeding…
The Hunters
A poetic visit to the city of Athens, based on paintings, poems and philosophical texts.
Athens, Return to the Acropolis
Returning to her small town, Anna, the widow of an Italian soldier whom she married during the occupation, revives her old teenage love in the face of a young worker, whom she marries with her stepdaughter, in order to keep him close to her. At the same time, a neighbour tries by all means to take her house to build a hotel.
L'amore
The days of May 1936 in Thessaloniki and the events that led to the bloody clashes between the tobacco workers and the army are described in this film in a clear way. The people are the protagonists, and the narrative does not insist on drama or exaggeration. Of particular importance is also the presentation of the way in which the country was led, through a specific plan, to the dictatorship of Metaxas, on August 4, 1936.
May
Michel Demopoulos directed only one film in his life: a documentary about the shooting of Theo Angelopoulos’ O Thiasos / The Travelling Players (1975).
The Other Stage
Two idiotic unemployed friends start answering job listings advertised on newspapers, with hilarious results.