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Films
5 Films
Region
“South-East Europe”
x
Country
“Greece”
x
films with a digital version
1
short films
4
Region
South-East Europe
5
x
Country
Greece
5
x
Keywords
Family / Kinship
1
Festivals / Carnival
1
Folklore
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Intergenerational relations
2
Life Story / Life History
1
Love
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
1
Rural
1
Social Change
1
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
2
Directors
Loizos, Peter
1
Morris, Bessie
1
Petropoulou, Irene
1
Stefani, Fotini
1
Trentini, Michele
1
Series
Carnival King of Europe
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
3
not set
1
Country of production
Greece
1
Italy
1
United Kingdom
3
Year of production
1974
1
1998
1
2001
1
2003
1
2016
1
Film list
All that Glitters
2003
32
‘
Directed by
Irene Petropoulou
.
For the people of Olympos, a small mountain village on the Greek island of Carpathos, preserving tradition is of great importance, not least as a source of income. The parading ‘brides’ of the Virgin
South-East Europe
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Intergenerational relations
Ritual
Harpoons and Heartache
1998
28
‘
Directed by
Bessie Morris
.
Bessie Morris, a Greek-American, portrays the romantic relationships between Greek men and women tourists. She explores the story of Vassilis, a young male bartender in the tourist town of Hania, Crete.
South-East Europe
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Gender Role and Identity
Love
Life Chances: Four Families in a Greek Cypriot Village
1974
43
‘
Directed by
Peter Loizos
.
A careful account of social change in a prosperous Greek Cypriot village, which follows four closely related families before the Turkish made them all refugees. Their lives reflect the possibilities
South-East Europe
Social Change
Life Story / Life History
Rural
Family / Kinship
Rock ‘n’ Pray
2001
24
‘
Directed by
Fotini Stefani
.
The monks from the monastery of Saints Augustine and Serapheim Sarow on mainland Greece have found modern ways to appeal to young people. The film explores how their traditional life co-exists with
South-East Europe
Religion / Belief / Faith
Intergenerational relations
We can be heroes just for (two) days. The Jannisaries of Naoussa
2016
20
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
The memory of an heroic episode of resistance against the Ottomans is re-enacted in Naoussa every year with the parade of an army of Janissaries. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe DVD
South-East Europe
Folklore
Festivals / Carnival