Thodoros Maragos or Marangos
(; born 1944,
Filiatra
Filiatra (), is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a muni ...
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[ is a Greek film director. His work spans film, TV and documentaries.
He is best known for his film '']Learn How to Read and Write, Son
''Learn How to Read and Write, Son'' () is a 1981 Greece, Greek drama/comedy film directed by Thodoros Maragos and starring Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Kostas Tsakonas and Anna Mantzourani.
Plot
The story is set in a mountain v ...
'' (in Greek: Μάθε παιδί μου γράμματα), a satire on fascism and one of the best anti-Junta films of all time. He won four awards in the 14th Thessaloniki Film Festival
The Thessaloniki Film Festival is a Thessaloniki-based cultural institution focusing on cinema. The Institution organizes the Thessaloniki International Film Festival every November and the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival every March, while its ...
(September 24–30, 1973) for his movie ''Get on Your Mark'' (original title in Greek: Λάβετε θέσεις). His box office major success, the 1981 film ''Learn How to Read and Write, Son'', has also won four awards in the 22nd Thessaloniki Festival (October 5–11, 1981).
Filmography
*2008 Boobheads
*2005 Black Baaa... (Documentary)
*2004 God Is Invisible Because He Is Minute (Documentary)
*1994 Moon Runaway
*1991 Polytehneio (Documentary)
*1989-1990 Emmones Idees (TV Series)
*1984 Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou
*1981 Learn How to Read and Write, Son
''Learn How to Read and Write, Son'' () is a 1981 Greece, Greek drama/comedy film directed by Thodoros Maragos and starring Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Kostas Tsakonas and Anna Mantzourani.
Plot
The story is set in a mountain v ...
*1980 Thanasi, sfixe ki allo to zonari
*1978 Apo pou pane gia ti havouza
*1977 Ergatiki kokkini Protomagia 77 (Documentary short)
*1975 Struggle (Documentary)
*1973 Get on Your Mark
*1971 'Sssst (Short)
*1971 Oikopedo (Short)
*1969 Tsouf (Short)
Novelist
“The Teacher of Arcadia and the TALOS 21st Century” March 2023 [ https://greekreporter.com/2024/04/02/teacher-arcadia-rethinking-modern-greece/?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=GreekReporter+Daily+News%3A+Domestic+Violence%3A+Men+Are+Victims+Too&utm_campaign=20240402_m180432022_GreekReporter+Daily+News+Simple&utm_term=Read+More]
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Greek film directors
Living people
Greek screenwriters
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Filiatra
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