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Astero (1959 Film)
''Astero'' () is a 1959 Greek drama film directed by Dinos Dimopoulos. It was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Aliki Vougiouklaki - Astero * Titos Vandis - Mitros Pithokoukouras * Dimitris Papamichael - Thymios Pithokoukouras * Georgia Vasileiadou - Stamatina * Stephanos Stratigos - Thanos * Yorgos Damasiotis - Thanasis * Kostas Papachristos Kostas Papachristos (; 1916 – 29 September 1995) was a Greek actor who was known for his comedic acting roles. Biography He was born in Volos in 1916 and died in Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and to ... - Mitsos * Athanasia Moustaka -Pithokoukoura * Giannis Avlonitis * Niki Linardou - (as Bebi Koula) External links * 1959 films 1950s Greek-language films 1959 drama films Greek black-and-white films Films directed by Dinos Dimopoulos Finos Film films Films shot in Epirus Films set in Greece Greek drama films 1950s Greek films {{Greece-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinos Dimopoulos
Dinos Dimopoulos (; 22 August 1921 – 28 February 2003) was a Greek actor, film director, screenwriter and theatre director. He directed more than 40 films between 1953 and 1993. His 1959 film '' Astero'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1960 film '' Madalena'' was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. He wrote also some theatrical plays. He has won the best director award in Thessaloniki Film Festival for the film '' The Asphalt Fever''. Selected filmography * '' Heaven Is Ours'' (1953) * '' The Big Streets'' (1953) * '' Happy Beginning'' (1954) * ''Joe the Terrible'' (Τζο ο τρομερός) (1955) * '' Astero'' (1959) * ''Stournara 288 ''Stournara 288'' (Στουρνάρα 288) (filmed in 1959) was a drama by Dinos Dimopoulos with Orestis Makris, Smaroula Giouli, Sofia Vembo, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Dinos Iliopoulos. It was bitter and nostalgic eyes on its alienation on ...'' (1959) * '' Madalena'' (1960) * '' Oi k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athanasia Moustaka
''Athanasia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. ; Species ''Athanasia'' is native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ... a-, 'without', and thanatos 'death', alluding to the persistent dry involucral bracts. References Asteraceae genera Flora of Southern Africa Anthemideae {{Anthemideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Greece
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Dinos Dimopoulos
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Black-and-white Films
Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek **Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th to 11th centuries BC) **Ancient Greek, forms of the language used c. 1000–330 BC **Koine Greek, common form of Greek spoken and written during Classical antiquity **Medieval Greek or Byzantine Language, language used between the Middle Ages and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople **Modern Greek, varieties spoken in the modern era (from 1453 AD) *Greek alphabet, script used to write the Greek language *Greek Orthodox Church, several Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church *Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity * Old Greek, the language as spoken from Late Antiquity to around 1500 AD *Greek mythology, a body of myths o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Drama Films
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1950s Greek-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Films
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, '' Plunderers of Painted Flats''. * January 29 – Walt Disney releases his 16th animated film, ''Sleeping Beauty'' in Beverly Hills. It is Disney's first animated film to be shown in 70mm and modern 6-track stereophonic sound, but its last fairytale adaptation until 1989. Also on the program is Disney's new "pictorial interpretation" ''Grand Canyon'', which uses the music of Ferde Grofé's '' Grand Canyon Suite''. ''Grand Canyon'' wins an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). *April 30 – François Truffaut's '' The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niki Linardou
Niki Linardou (Greek: ''Νίκη Λινάρδου'', June 1939 – 25 September 2012) was a Greek film and stage actress. She was the second wife of Alekos Sakellarios. After their marriage she worked as a television producer. As an actress appeared in many famous Greek films: '' The Fortune Teller'' (1956), ''We Have Only One Life'' (1958), ''The Policeman of the 16th Precinct'' (1959), '' A Matter of Earnestness'' (1965) and ''Kalos ilthe to dollario'' (1967). Her real name was Androniki "Mpempi" Koula" which she was used since 1962. Selected filmography * ''Laterna, ftohia kai filotimo'' (1955) ..... Roma girl * '' The Fortune Teller'' (1956) ..... Marikaki * '' I kyra mas i mami'' (1958) ..... Voula * '' Astero'' (1959) ..... Maro * ''The Policeman of the 16th Precinct'' (1959) ..... Maid * ''Maiden's Cheek'' (1959) ..... Xanthopoulou * ''Ta kitrina gantia'' (1960) ..... Anna * ''Otan leipei i gata'' (1962) ..... Elli * ''Polytehnitis kai erimospitis'' (1963) ..... Maria * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giannis Avlonitis
Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek given name, a variant of ''John'' (Hebrew) meaning "God is gracious." In formal Greek (e.g. all government documents and birth certificates) the name exists only as Ioannis (Ιωάννης). Variants include ''Yannis'' (Also Janni), ''Iannis'', ''Yannakis'', ''Yanis'', and the rare ''Yannos'', usually found in the Peloponnese and Cyprus. Feminine forms are Γιάννα ( Yianna, Gianna) and Ιωάννα ( Ioanna) which is the formal variant used in formal/government documents. Yannis may refer to: *Abu'l-Fath Yanis, Fatimid vizier *Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer *Yannis Anastasiou, Greek footballer *Yiannis Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer *Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek-Nigerian basketball player * Giannis Apostolidis, Greek footballer *Yiannis Arabatzis, Greek goalkeeper *Yannis Bakos, economist *Ioannis Banias (1939–2012), Greek politician *Yannis Behrakis, Greek photojournalist *Giannis Bezos, Greek ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
