Mirella Papaeconomou
Writing
Biography
Mirella Papaeconomou, born in Athens, is a Greek screenwriter for TV series. She has studied English literature and set and costume design in London, as well as set and costume design and advertising in Vacalo Arts and Design College, in Athens. She has worked for the theatre as production designer. Her first screenplay was written in 1984. Since 1984 she has written many screenplays for TV series that have become great hits. She has won two "Prosopa" Greek Television Awards for the series Logo Timis and I Zoi pou Den Ezisa.
Known For
Based on the best-selling English novel The Island by Victoria Hislop, the series takes place on the island of Spinalonga, off the coast of Crete, and in the village of Plaka which lies within swimming distance across it. The series premiered on 11 October 2010 to record ratings and critical acclaim. It is the most expensive Greek television production ever with a budget of €4 million.
The Island
A young beautiful girl who has a relationship with both a young man and his father. When she learns the truth about the two men she is connected to, she does nothing to straighten things out and things start to get complicated.
Anastasia
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I Zoi Pou Den Ezisa
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Ιωάννα της καρδιάς
"Necessary Light" tells a fascinating story that takes place in two different eras – the German occupation and the mid-2000s.
Απαραίτητο Φως
Konstadinos Markoulakis plays a young man, who is happily married and waiting for his first child. However, one night is enough to destroy his life, when some news makes him crazy with jealousy and everything falls apart.
Etsi Xafnika
The series is based on real events. It takes us to Kythera from 1906 to 1909 and chronicles one of the largest mass murders the country has ever known. There, we meet the central figure of the story, Antonis, a peaceful shoemaker. A lovable young man, until he is unjustly slandered. The outcry of the local community forces him to leave. He makes a new start in Piraeus. Again, however, his attempt to escape falls on deaf ears. History repeats itself in the big city, filling Antonis with bitterness and anger. Now, there is only one way left for him: Revenge.
17 Threads
Two sisters, each for their own reasons must separate from their partner. They live in the same apartment building, together with their children. Slowly but surely they lay the foundations for their new life. Through the love that unites them, the female solidarity, their own perspective on things, they face the problems of everyday life. What's more, they discover little by little how strong they are and their true selves.
Women
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Leni
Another great success by Mirella Papaikonomou, which outlines in the most dramatic way the catalytic power of absence. The series is filmed, for the most part, in enchanting locations in Crete. The messes at his daughter's wedding party hide his plans. In the wake of the mantinades, Sifis packs his things and says goodbye to his wife after 22 years of marriage. The closed society of Chania is in uproar. And as she desperately demands "purification", his wife will search for the reasons that led Sifis to this decision. And while he is absent, Stathis, his close childhood friend, stands by his wife's side. Can the absence of a loved one prove worse than his presence? And how catalytic can this absence prove to be for people's relationships and emotions?
Absent
The ups and downs in the life of seven friends from Patras.
Logo Timis
Seven friends meets in a bar 20 years later reminiscing.
Logo Timis: 20 Years Later
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Όνειρο Ήταν
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Mi fovasai tin fotia
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Ουδέν Πρόβλημα
A young man just released from the army is making great dreams for his life. Finally he gets a job in a butcher's shop and gains the confidence of the owner. After the butcher's death he falls in love with his daughter but also has an affair with the widow and cannot decide between them