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Melissanthi Mahut
Melissanthi Mahut (; born September 20, 1988) is a Canadian-born Greek actress. She is known for her role as Kassandra in ''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'', and for playing Mita Xenakis in the Netflix film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga''.she is also known for acting in Meg 2: The Trench Early life and education Mahut was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Greece. Her father is Quebecois, while her mother is Greek. She attended the National Theatre of Greece Drama School and later went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She graduated at RADA with a BA degree in Acting in 2012. Career Mahut’s career started in Greece where she starred in theatre productions as well as in short and feature films such as Mythopathy (''Νοτιάς''), The Taste of Love (''Η Γεύση της Αγάπης''). In 2017 she landed the role of Kassandra in the video game ''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' for which she received widespread critical acclaim as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of North American cities by population, fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Stevens
Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is an English actor. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV period drama series ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2012). He also starred as David in the thriller film '' The Guest'' (2014), Sir Lancelot in the adventure film '' Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'' (2014), The Beast/Prince in Disney's live action adaptation of ''Beauty and the Beast'' (2017), Lorin Willis in the biographical legal drama ''Marshall'' (2017), Charles Dickens in the biographical drama '' The Man Who Invented Christmas'' (2017) and Russian Eurovision singer Alexander Lemtov in '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'' (2020). From 2017 to 2019, he starred as David Haller in the FX series '' Legion''. In 2018, he starred in the Netflix horror ''Apostle'', and since 2023, he has starred as Korvo Opposites in the animated series '' Solar Opposites''. In 2024, Stevens starred as Trapper in '' Godzilla x ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Misunderstanding
''The Misunderstanding'' (), sometimes published as ''Cross Purpose'', is a play written in 1943 in occupied France by Albert Camus. It focuses on Camus's idea of Absurdism, the Absurd. A man who has been living overseas for many years returns home to find his sister and widowed mother are making a living by taking in lodgers and murdering them. Since neither his sister nor his mother recognize him, he becomes a lodger himself without revealing his identity. Plot summary Act 1: The reception hall of a small boarding house Martha and her Mother, together with a taciturn Old Man, run a guest-house in which they murder rich solitary travellers. Martha wants to get enough money to go and live by the sea. Mother is exhausted by killing. Jan returns to the house he left 20 years ago. He has heard his father was dead and has returned with money for his mother. He expected to be welcomed as the prodigal son, but his mother does not recognise him. His wife Maria says a normal person wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin's Creed Nexus VR
''Assassin's Creed Nexus VR'' is a virtual reality action-adventure game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubisoft for virtual reality (VR) headsets Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, and Meta Quest 3. Played from a first-person perspective, the game stars Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Connor, and Kassandra as its protagonists. It is the first VR game in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series and was released on November 16, 2023. Plot An unnamed hacker is hired by the Assassins Rebecca Crane and Shaun Hastings to infiltrate an Abstergo project called "Nexus Eye". The project, led by Dominika Wilk, has the goal of retrieving the code of fragments of an Isu machine and combining it with the Animus to create a computer capable of predicting and influencing human behavior. The hacker is instructed by Dominika to relive the memories of Ezio Auditore, Kassandra, and Connor to find the fragments, but secretly plants logic bombs across the memories to destroy them and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the twelfth major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series, and the successor to 2018's ''Assassin's Creed Odyssey''. Principally set in Viking Age, the years 872–878 AD, the game recounts a Fantasy Viking, Viking fantasy story during Viking expansion#British Isles, their expansions into the British Isles. Players control Eivor Varinsdottir, a Viking raider who, while attempting to establish a new Viking clan in England, becomes embroiled in the centuries-old conflict between the Order of Assassins, Assassin Brotherhood, who fight for peace and liberty, and the Knights Templar, Templar Order, who desire peace through control. The game also includes a framing story, set in the 21st century, which follows Layla Hassan, an Assassin who relives Eivor's memories so as to find a way to save the Earth from destruction. Development of the game began in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassandra (Assassin's Creed)
Alexios () and Kassandra () are two interconnected fictional characters in Ubisoft's ''Assassin's Creed'' video game franchise, first appearing as the player characters of the 2018 video game ''Assassin's Creed Odyssey''. Alexios and Kassandra are portrayed through performance capture by Michael Antonakos and Melissanthi Mahut respectively. Leonidas Castrounis and Maria Syrgiannis respectively voice the two characters as children in flashbacks. Within the series' alternate historical setting, both characters are half-siblings who were separated from their Spartan parents and each other during childhood due to a prophecy delivered by the Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi. Through their mother Myrrine, the siblings are descendants of a fictional version of Leonidas I, who is himself descended from the otherworldly Isu, the so-called First Civilization, and wielded a spear that is imbued with fantastical powers. In ''Odyssey'', the player has the choice to experience the memories of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin's Creed Origins
''Assassin's Creed Origins'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the tenth major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series and the successor to ''Assassin's Creed Syndicate'' (2015). Principally set in Egypt, near the end of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemaic period from 49 to 38 BC, the story follows a Medjay named Bayek of Siwa and his wife Aya as they seek revenge for the murder of their son. It also explores the origins of the Order of Assassins, Assassin Brotherhood—referred here to as the Hidden Ones—and of their millennia-long conflict with the Order of the Ancients—forerunners to the Knights Templar in popular culture, Templar Order. The framing story, set in the 21st century, follows a new character, Layla Hassan, who relives Bayek and Aya's memories using a modified Animus device. The game's development began following the release of ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' (2013). Ubisoft Montreal led it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turkish Detective
''The Turkish Detective'' is an American-British-Turkish crime drama television series, adapted from Barbara Nadel's ''Çetin İkmen'' book series. Premise Turkish-born, British-raised police officer Mehmet Süleyman transfers from London to Istanbul. Cast * Haluk Bilginer as Inspector Çetin İkmen * Yasemin Allen as Detective Ayşe Farsakoğlu * Ethan Kai as Detective Mehmet Süleyman * Erol Afsin as Tarik Sanver * Deniz Ülkü as Cicek İkmen * Uygar Tamer as Fatma İkmen * Dilan Gwyn as Leyla Pamuk * Selma Ergec as Selma Payidar * Diyar Bozkurt as Izzet Melik Production In June 2020, it was announced that Miramax TV and ViacomCBS International Studios would produce a television adaptation of the 21 Çetin İkmen novels entitled ''The Turkish Detective'' by Barbara Nadel. By April 2022, Turkish company Ay Yapim were co-producers and the eight part series had Niels Arden Oplev as director. The series is adapted by Ben Schiffer. Filming took place in Istanbul. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliope
In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; ) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses". Mythology Calliope had two famous sons, OrpheusHoopes And Evslin,''The Greek Gods''. , , 1995, page 77. "His father was a Thracian king; his mother the muse Calliope. For a while, he lived on Parnassus with his mother and his eight beautiful aunts and there met Apollo who was courting the laughing muse Thalia. Apollo was taken with Orpheus, gave him his little golden lyre, and taught him to play. And his mother taught him to make verses for singing." and Linus of Thrace, Linus, by either Apollo or King Oeagrus of Thrace. She taught Orpheus verses for singing. According to Hesiod, she was also the wisest of the Muses, as well as the most assertive. Calliope married Oeagrus in Pimpleia, a town near Mount Olympus. She is said to have defeated the daughters of Pierus (king of Macedonia), Pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worlds Apart (2015 Film)
''Worlds Apart'' is a 2015 Greek drama film directed by Christoforos Papakaliatis. It consists of three separate narratives, each following a love story between a foreigner and a Greek. Each story represents a different generation falling in love during a time of socioeconomic turmoil that dominates Southern Europe as a whole, only to connect as a single story in the end. Cast * J. K. Simmons as Sebastian * Christoforos Papakaliatis as Giorgos * Andrea Osvárt as Elise * Maria Kavoyianni as Maria * Minas Hatzisavvas as Antonis * Tawfeek Barhom as Farris * Niki Vakali as Daphne * Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos as Odysseas * Nikos Chatzopoulos as Ilias * Matthaios Korovesis as Anthony, Giorgos' son Reception ''Worlds Apart'' grossed $4.8 million at the Greek box office, making it the highest grossing 2015 film in Greece. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 9 reviews. On Metacritic, it has a score of 61 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sandman (TV Series)
''The Sandman'' is an American fantasy drama television series based on the The Sandman (comic book), 1989–1996 comic book written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. The series was developed by Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg for the streaming service Netflix and is produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. Like the comic, ''The Sandman'' tells the story of Dream (character), Dream / Morpheus, the titular Sandman (DC Comics), Sandman. The series stars Tom Sturridge as the title character, with Boyd Holbrook, Vivienne Acheampong, and Patton Oswalt in supporting roles. Efforts to adapt ''The Sandman'' to film began in 1991 but floundered in development hell for many years. In 2013, Goyer pitched a film adaptation of the series to Warner Bros. Goyer and Gaiman were set to produce alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who was planned to star and possibly direct. However, Gordon-Levitt exited over creative differences in 2016. Due to the prolonged deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Me (2016 Film)
''The Other Me'' () is a 2016 Greek crime film directed by Sotiris Tsafoulias. The theater release was stopped after the film possibly inspired a murder. Plot A serial killer uses the number 220 as their mark, accompanied by quotes of Pythagoras. After two consecutive murders, the police hires young criminologist and lecturer Dimitris Lainis to help. Dimitris discovers a suicide and a fatal accident prior to the murders also have the number 220 and Pythagoras's quotes. A police officer informs Dimitris that all the victims participated in a trial regarding the death of Kleio Rapti. Kleio died in a car accident eight years ago. The driver was prosecuted for drunk driving, but was found innocent. After attending a lecture by French mathematician Marcel de Chaffe, Dimitris learns about "eteros ego", translating to "the other me". It is a formula known by the pythagoreans regarding amicable numbers, pairs of numbers whose proper divisors sum to the other, like 220 and 284. Later r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
