18th Greek Film Festival 2011

“I think it’s interesting in a country like Greece, that’s really struggling these days, that films as exciting and innovative as this can be made.”
David Stratten, At The Movies, ABC.

 

The Greek film industry is undergoing an incredible transformation at the moment that some people have called the`Greek Weird Wave’. Anyone who has seen the brilliant, Oscar nominated film, Dogtooth, by director/writer Giorgos Lanthimos, would have to agree.

Anyone unfamiliar with Greek films will have the chance to become better acquainted in the coming days as the18th Greek Film Festival begins its Melbourne season, running from the 12th to 30th October at the Palace cinemas.

Need for Lies, Opening night film. Image courtesy of 18th Greek Film Festival.

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The festival will open with the lightweight political satire `Need For Lies’ (Dir. Ieroklis Michaelidis), an adaptation of one of Greece’s best-loved stage comedies.

The festival program includes a range of feature films and documentaries.

Dir. Michael Cacoyiannis. Image courtesy of 18th Greek Film Festival.

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The festival will also screen several films by director Michael Cacoyiannis, best known for his film Zorba the Greek. He died earlier this year.

via weekendnotes

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