Μy Life and Times - Michael Cacoyannis

In this film, for the first time, Michael Cacoyannis narrates the story of his life, an invaluable personal testimony.The film takes us from colonial Cyprus of his childhood to the great cultural metropolises of his time. A man of keen perception and sharpwit, he comments on the world-class stars that have worked with him. Mikis Theodorakis’ testimony brings to life the years of his collaboration with Michael Cacoyannis in Electra, Zorba and Iphigeneia, set against a backdrop of the political and social developments of the time.The film also features testimonies by Vincent Kassel, Charlotte Rampling,Walter Lassaly (the director of photography who won the Oscar for Zorba), Dimitris Papaioannou, Claire Bloom, et al. In his private world, at home on the slopes of Filopappos Hill in Athens, Michael Cacoyannis is now given to more contemplative thoughts.

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No physical screenings scheduled.
Script: Lydia Carras
Cinematography: Christos Alexandris, Vassilis Vafiadis, Yannis Kourpadakis, Nicolas Duchene
Editing: Alexis Pezas
Sound: Yannis Haralambidis, Yorgos Papageorgiou
Music: Dimitris Papadimitriou
Production: LC ProductionS
Producers: Lydia Carras
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: Greece-Cyprus
Production Year: 2008
Duration: 87
Contact: LC ProductionS, GreeceLydia CarrasT. +30 210 3220043 F. +30 210 3311977lycarr@gmail.com lycarr@panafonet.gr

Lydia Carras

She studied Sociology at the Sorbonne, International Relations at University College London, and obtained an MA with distinction in Classics from London University. She has directed 13 documentaries, among which: Where God Walked on Earth – the Monastery of Mount Sinai, Sir Steven Runciman: Bridge to the East (Chicago IFF Award 1987), Beyond the Barbed Wire, The Seven Plagues of Paradise. Her documentary Voice of the Aegean won the Prize for Best Film on Nature at the 2005 European Heritage FF. Together with her husband she founded the Hellenic Society for the Environment and the Protection of the Cultural Heritage.

Filmography

(Selected)
1985 Where God Walked on Earth, the Monastery of Mount Sinai (doc.)
1987 Sir Steven Runciman: Bridge to the East (doc.)
1998 The Flowers of the Earthquake (doc.)
1998 God’s Pebble (doc.)
2000 Beyond the BarberWire (doc.)
2000 The Song of the Monk Seal (doc.)
2000 The Seven Plagues of Paradise (doc.)
2001 The Battle for Marathon (doc.)
2004 The Voice of the Aegean (doc.)
2008 Μy Life and Times-Michael Cacoyannis (doc.)