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Yorgos Antoniou


Filmography
1995 Τα παλιά σινεμά της Αργολίδας / The Old Cinemas of Argolis
2003 Οινοποιοί του αμπελώνα Πελοποννήσου / Peloponnesean Winemakers
2003 Μύλοι της Αργολίδας / Mills of Argolis
2003 Πηγάδια της Αργολίδας / Wells of Argolis
2005 Παλιά αυτοκίνητα της Αργολίδας / Old Cars of Argolis
2006 Λυγουριό και Αρχαίο Θέατρο / Lygourio and the ancient theatre
2006 Προσκυνητάρια / Icon Stands



 



 

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Lygourio and the Ancient Theater / Yorgos Antoniou

How can a society of farmers and cattle-breeders be transformed into a cultural focal point? The town of Lygourio was fortunate enough to be home to one of Greece’s most important ancient theaters. This divine gift was complemented by the launching, in 1954, of the annual Epidaurus Festival. Suddenly, stage directors, actors, set and costume designers, translators and technicians arrived at the homes of simple peasants seeking room and board. At the same time, these people brought with them a new culture, new attitudes and manners. The festival brought together two very different worlds: that of rural Greece and that of intellectual Greece. This daily consorting – in the homes, in the marketplace, during rehearsals and then at the official performances – gradually reshaped the (individual and collective) intellectual conscience of these simple people. Coming in contact with the art of the theater, the ancient texts and the history of their homeland benefited them in ways that are still visible today.
Direction: Yorgos Antoniou
Sceenplay: Yorgos Antoniou
Cinematography: Dimitris Efstathiou
Editing: Tassos Antoniou
Sound: Titos Kargiotakis
Music:
Producer: Yorgos Antoniou
Production: Γιώργος Αντωνίου / Yorgos Antoniou T. +30 27520 61605 www.giorgos-antoniou.com
  Betacam SP Έγχρωμο / Color 52’
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