CITY OF CHILDREN (I POLI TON PAIDION): Dir. Yorgos Gkikapeppas
In a city on the edge of dystopia, four powerful stories are played out, each
one dealing with pregnancy. This striking social drama won the coveted
FIPRESCI prize as best Greek film at the Thessaloniki International Film
Festival in 2011. The Hellenic Film Academy named Kika Georgiou best
actress of the year for her portrayal of a pregnant Iraqi woman.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 7pm, NYIT AUDITORIUM
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 9pm, CINEMA VILLAGE
Film Descriptions
All films are shown with English subtitles. Substitution of any film may be made without notice.
On a cold and dreary army base, a lonely lieutenant longs for the beautiful but unhappy wife of his colonel. Determined to ask her to dance and declare his love at the upcoming Christmas party, the love-struck lieutenant recruits a soldier to teach him the tango. This romantic tale of secret desires and unfulfilled passion, based on the novel by Yannis Xanthoulis, drew large audiences and won three Hellenic Film Academy awards earlier this year, for best art direction, musical score
and costumes.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 4:30pm , MUSEUM OF MOVING IMAGE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 4pm, NYIT AUDITORIUM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 7pm, CINEMA VILLAGE
CHRISTMAS TANGO (TO TANGO TON CHRISTOUGENNON): Dir. Nikos Koutelidakis
ALPS: Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
When one son of a Russian immigrant family living in Athens brings home
his wife to be to meet his overbearing mother and disturbed brother, he
causes the family dynamic to unravel and forces a confrontation of issues
too long ignored. Riveting performances by Promitheas Alfieropoulos and
Omiros Poulakis add unforgettable impact to this insightful family drama
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 7pm, NYIT AUDITORIUM
FRED WON’T MOVE OUT: Dir. Richard Ledes
Two grown children must decide on whether it is time their aging parents
leave the family home where they have lived for 50 years.
Greek American director Richard Ledes is working at the top of his form in
this semi-autobiographical film, shot in his childhood home. Eliott Gould
and a small ensemble cast give resonating performances. (This film is in
English)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 7pm, CINEMA VILLAGE
(Q&A with the Director following the screening)
GOD LOVES CAVIAR (O THEOS AGAPAEI TO HAVIARI): Dir. Iannis Smaragdis
The epic story of Ioannis Varvakis (1745-1825) who rose from humble
beginnings to become a confidante of Catherine the Great of Russia and the
head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe, is brought to vivid
life by an international cast featuring Sebastian Koch, Catherine Deneuve,
John Cleese and Lakis Lazopoulos. From pirate to patriot, the life journey of
this enterprising and tirelessly inventive man is as compelling as the film is
visually striking. (This film is mostly in English)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 7pm , MUSEUM OF MOVING IMAGE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 9pm, NYIT AUDITORIUM
SMYRNA: THE DESTRUCTION OF A COSMOPOLITAN CITY, 1900 -1922: Dir.Maria Iliou
Overwhelmed by debt and his wife’s infidelity, a desperately unhappy man
finds his life changing when he meets Baby Persephone and her shady ne’er
do well guardian.
This slick and entertaining road movie abounds in comic mayhem and
surprises.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 4:30pm, MUSEUM OF MOVING IMAGE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2pm, NYIT AUDITORIUM
TWO MEN AND A BABY (MIA FOR A KAI ENA MORO): Dir. Nikos Zapatinas
Using astonishing archival footage and informative interviews with scholars and individuals with family connections to Smyrna’s Greek, Armenian, Jewish and Turkish residents, this fascinating documentary presents a balanced account of the largely unknown story of the destruction of a the richest and most cosmopolitan city in the Ottoman Empire. (This film is in English)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 7pm, 9:15pm, PARIS THEATER
MAGIC HOUR: Dir. Kostas Kapakas
No level of Greek society is spared from satirical scrutiny in what has
become the most talked about Greek film of the year. From outrageously
corrupt politicians to amoral citizens, no one is left unscathed in this funny
but sobering road movie. Renos Haralambidis and Tasos Antoniou are the
hapless men who seek refuge in the beautiful Greek countryside and in the
process expose considerable rot.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 6:15pm, NYIT AUDITORIUM
BURNING HEADS (TO GALA): Dir. Giorgos Siougas
WASTED YOUTH Dir. Argyris Papadimitropoulos and Jan Vogel
Under the blazing hot Athenian summer sun, a 16 year old skateboarder sets
out for a day of fun with his friends. A middle-aged policeman struggling to
support his family, frustration palpable on his face, girds himself for another
shift on the job he hates. Before the day is out, a twist of fate will have their
paths cross with disturbing consequences. Inspired by the events that led to the infamous Athens riots of 2008, this gripping drama has become a favorite on the international festival circuit ever since its debut in Rotterdam in 2011.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 7pm, MUSEUM OF MOVING IMAGE
The Greek economic crisis provides the subtext of this drama about a world-weary police interrogator obsessed with being fair. When in an effort to protect an innocent man he shoots a corrupt security guard, he finds he must contend with a woman who may know too much about the incident. After their success with Platos’s Academy, director Filippos Tsitsos and star Andonis Kafetzopoulos have scored again with this off-beat film which garnered top prizes for both men at the San Sebastian International Film Festival and from the Hellenic Film Academy. This film is this year’s Greekentry for best foreign film Academy Award consideration.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 9pm, NYIT AUDITORIUM
100: Dir. Gerasimos Rigas
In this fascinating documentary, the camera is brought into the Athens police
emergency call-in center, capturing the look , the feel and the tension of the
place while at the same time revealing an interesting glimpse of life in the
city.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 9pm, CINEMA VILLAGE
(Q&A with the Director after the screening)
UNFAIR WORLD (ADIKOS COSMOS): Dir. Filippos Tsitsos
The Films of Theo Angelopoulos: A Cinema of Contemplation
A lecture by Prof. Andrew Horton, University of Oklahoma
SPECIAL EVENT
Dinos Iliopoulos stars as a timid, bespectacled accountant who is mistaken
for a notorious criminal in this classic 1956 film, recognized as one of the
most important in the history of Greek cinema. (Print courtesy of the Greek
cinematheque)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 7pm, CINEMA VILLAGE
THE FIEND OF ATHENS (O DRAKOS): Dir. Nikos Koundourous
Tickets to the four festival screenings at the Museum of the Moving Image are not available for on-line purchase. The Museum box office will sell tickets to these shows prior to each screening.
PLEASE NOTE
Building on his own research which includes two published books and
numerous essays on the films of Theo Angelopoulos as well as over thirty
years of interviews with the director, Prof. Horton will speak on the
importance of the master director’s films.
Excerpts from Landscape in the Mist, Eternity and a Day, Ulysses’
Gaze, Suspended Step of the Stork, and The Weeping Meadow will be
screened.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012 7 p.m.
NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY SCREENING ROOM
FREE NON-TICKETED
EVENT