On Monday, November 22nd, at the PAVLOS
ZANNAS theatre,
the Thessaloniki
Film Festival
will honor playwright,
screenwriter and director Iakovos Kambanellis with the Golden Alexander.
Following, will be the screening of one of his films, The
cannon and the nightingale, for which he wrote the screenplay and co-directed
with his brother, Yorgos, who produced it. |
PRESENTATION
IN HONOUR OF
IAKOVOS KAMBANELLIS
Kambanellis, one of the greatest
playwrights, completely rejuvenated and defined post-war Greek
theatre with renowned works. He is also the screenwriter behind
legendary Greek films such as Stella, by Michalis Kakoyannis.
A broad range creator, artist and person with ample and challenging
social and political anxieties, Kambanellis' career as a movie
director was unfortunately short: he shot only two films, a comedy
with cherished actress Jenny Karezi and in 1968 during the junta
and the astounding The cannon and the nightingale for which he
won the Best Screenplay award at the 1968 Thessaloniki Film Festival.
The cannon and the nightingale is an anti-war film. Three stories
of comedy, tragedy and satire revolving around Occupation and
Resistance. The first part (The clock) and the third (The adverseries)
deal with occupation while the second part (The secret engagement)
with the Cypriot's struggle for liberation. In a fierce satirical
and derisive mood, as well as manifest love and affection for
his characters, Kambanellis unfolds the figures-caricatures,
mocking Greek morals in the most charming of ways.
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