Nikos Koundouros
Nikos Koundouros | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 December 1926 Agios Nikolaos, Crete,Greece |
| Died | 22 February 2017(aged 90) |
| Occupation | Film director |
Nikos Koundouros(Greek:Νίκος Κούνδουρος;15 December 1926 – 22 February 2017) was a Greekfilm director.
Biography[edit]
Koundouros was born inAgios Nikolaos, Crete,in 1926. He studiedpaintingandsculptureat theAthens School of Fine Arts.During the war he was a member of the left-wing resistance movementEAM-ELAS,and because of this was subsequently exiled to theMakronissosprison island. At the age of 28 he decided to follow a career incinematography.He started his career as adirectorof the filmMagiki Polis(1954), where he combined hisneorealisminfluences with his own artistic viewpoint. He castThanasis Veggos,who he had met at Makronissos, as one of the characters in Magiki Polis.[1]After the release of his complex and innovative filmO Drakos,he found acceptance as a prominent artist inGreeceandEurope,and acquired important awards in various international and Greek film festivals. His 1963 filmYoung Aphroditeswon theSilver Bear for Best Directorat the13th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the14th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]
Filmography[edit]
Cinema[edit]
- Magiki Polis,English:Enchanted City(1954)
- O Drakos,English:Draco(1956)
- Oi Paranomoi,English:The outlaws(1958)
- To Potami,English:The river(1960)
- Mikres Aphrodites:English:Young Aphrodites,English Title:Young Aphrodites(1963)
- To Prosopo tis Medousas,English:The face of Medusa,English Title:Vortex(1967)
- To tragoudi tis fotias,English:The song of fire(1975)
- 1922(1978)[4]
- Bordello,English:Brothel(1984)
- Byron, balanta gia enan daimonismeno,English:Byron, Ballad for a possessed(1992)
- Oi fotografoi,English:The photographers(1998)
- To ploio,English:The Ship(2011)by Showtime Productions ( showtimeproductions.gr)
TV documentaries[edit]
- Ifigeneia en Tavrois(1991)
- Antigoni(1994)
- Ellinisti Kypros
- Cinemithologia(2010) by Showtime Productions
References[edit]
- ^Great Greek Actor Thanasis Veggos Passesgreekreporter, 3 May 2011.
- ^"Prizes & Honours 1963".berlinale.de.Retrieved2010-02-14.
- ^"14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985)".MIFF.Archived fromthe originalon 2013-03-16.Retrieved2013-02-08.
- ^Based on the bookNumber 31328byElias Venezis.
External links[edit]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
 | This article about a Greek film director is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |