1922|100 χρόνια Νίκος Κούνδουρος
Rialto Theatre, Department of Fine Arts (TEPAK), Limassol Cinema Club
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To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nikos Koundouros, Rialto Theatre, in collaboration with the Department of Fine Arts of TEPAK and the Limassol Cinema Club, present a three-day tribute to the life and work of the renowned Greek filmmaker. The tribute includes a visual arts exhibition, talks and film screenings, highlighting his significant artistic legacy.
Based on Elias Venezis' autobiographical novel Number 31328, Nikos Koundouros' film 1922 reconstructs, with uncompromising realism, the Asia Minor Catastrophe and the horrors of captivity and the death marches that followed.
A city is under siege. Fear spreads through its streets and homes as an unseen enemy draws closer. When the enemy forces invade, executions and violence begin. Ilias, along with hundreds of other prisoners, is forced to leave the city and embark on an exhausting march inland, towards an unknown concentration camp.
Amid hardship, hunger and inhumanity, only a few manage to survive. Antigoni, a young schoolteacher, loses her life, while Loukia is driven to madness. Ilias eventually reaches a camp where representatives of the Red Cross await him. The contrast between the organised reception and the prisoners' state of utter destitution reveals the unspeakable scale of the human tragedy.
The film is one of Nikos Koundouros' most significant works and one of the most powerful cinematic portrayals of the Asia Minor Catastrophe. In 1978, it received six awards at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, including Best Film and Best Director. In 1982, it was also awarded Best Film and Best Director at the Cape Town Film Festival.
Credits
Director: Nikos Koundouros
Screenplay: Nikos Koundouros, Stratis Karras, based on Elias Venezis' Number 31328
Cinematography: Nikos Kavoukidis
Set Design: Mikes Karapiperis
Costume Design: Dionysis Fotopoulos, Nikos Politis
Music / Sound Effects: Hans Kramski
Editing: Panos Papakyrikopoulos
Production: Greek Film Centre
Cast: Eleonora Stathopoulou, Vasilis Langos, Antigoni Amanitou, Betty Valasi, Zacharias Rochas, Olga Tournaki, Katerina Gogou, Olia Lazaridou, Minas Hatzisavvas, Dimitris Kataleifos, among others.
Duration: 135'
Admission: Free. Ticket reservation is required.
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