Carousel

An allegorical title, Carousel represents the cycles of Elli’s life. She is a young woman who, having been “cured” of psychological traumas after being raped as a teenager, now deals with the difficulties of daily life. A photographer by profession, she devotes much time to taking care of her young children who have been abused. At the same time, in order to supplement her income, she opens a cafe along with her friend Olga. And while everything in her life seems well balanced, a series of successive incidents cause her to regress. At first some curious coincidences remind her of her childhood traumas. Gradually, however, the threat becomes personified with the appearance of a mysterious man. The shadows of the past meet the present resulting in turning Elli’s life into hell...

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Script: Sofia Sotiriou, Rewriting: Stamatis Tsarouhas
Cinematography: Constantinos Potamianos, Panayiotis Golfis
Editing: Stamatis Tsarouhas, Stefanos Karavolos
Sound: Yorgos Chronis
Music: Yannis Baroutis
Actors: Sofia Sotiriou (Elli), Avgoustinos Remoundos (Nicolas), Takis Moshos (stepfather), Zacharias Rochas (Aivazoglou), Costas Terzakis (magistrate), Nikos Pantelidis (1st police officer), Olga Roumeli (Olg
Producers: Stamatis Tsarouhas
Co-production: Cinorama, Inkas Film Production, with the support of the Hellenic Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace. With the support of the GFC
Co-producers: Lilette Botassi
Costumes: Lambrini Kardara
Sets: Lambrini Kardara
Make Up: Ioanna Varzoka
Format: 35mm Color-B&W
Production Year: 2008
Duration: 84
Contact: Greek Film Centre, GreeceT. +30 210 3678500 F. +30 210 3648245info@gfc.gr www.gfc.gr

Stamatis Tsarouhas

In 1976, he began his film studies at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens and then went on to attend courses as a visiting student at the National Film School in London. From 1979 to 1983 he directed commercials, while from 1980 to 1995 he directed over 200 documentaries for the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation - ERT. Between 1983 and 2008 he produced, wrote and directed eight award-winning feature films.

Filmography

1983 The Bazaar
1993 The Birds with the Color of the Moon
1999 The Flower of the Lake
2001 Athanassios Christopoulos - the Forgotten Poet (doc.)
2003 The Valiants of Samothrace
2005 Ithikon Akmeotaton
2008 Carousel