Poros – Seferis

In the summer of 1946, George Seferis took refuge on the island of Poros. There, at the Villa Galene, the poet wrote Kichle (the thrush). At the same time, he kept a journal where he made notes on the inner process until the completion of the poem. (From the TV series Thus Spake the City)
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Script: Ιannis Smaragdis
Cinematography: Nikos Smaragdis
Editing: Aristides Karydis- Fuchs
Music: Eleni Karaindrou
Production: Alexandros Film, ERT SA Hellenic Broadcasting Corp.
Narration: Vassilis Papavassiliou
Format: Betacam SP Color
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 1989
Duration: 25
Contact: ERT SA, Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. Υannis Kollias T. +30 210 6075711 F. +30 210 6075715 ykollias@ert.gr www.ert.gr

Iannis Smaragdis

He was born in Heraklion, Crete and comes from a village on Mount Psiloritis. He directed many TV series for the Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. as well as many documentaries. He directed the first Greek TV movie, A Good Night to You, Mr. Alexandre (1981) and the feature films Zero Cell (1975), Homecoming Song (1983), Cavafy (1996) and El Greco (2007). He is now preparing the international co-production God Loves Caviar about the life of Ioannis Varvakis, a benefactor of both Greece and Russia, who lived in the 18th century.

Filmography

(selected)
1975 Zero cell
1981 A Good Night to You Mr. Alexandre (TV)
1982 Alaloum
1983 Homecoming Song
1985 Aegean: From Homer to Elytis (doc.)
1996 Cavafy
2004 Spyros Louis (doc.)
2004 Christian Monuments (doc.)
2007 El Greco
2010 Looking for Ioannis Varvakis (doc.)