The History of my Time: Manos Zakharias 1968

A documentary on Manos Zakharias by Stelios Charalambopoulos. During the Civil War, filmmaker Manos Zakharias belonged to the Republican Army’s small film group. After twenty years as a political exile in the Soviet Union, fate brought Zakharias back to the Czechoslovakian border for the filming of A Member of the Firing Squad. From there, he watched from up close as the Soviet tanks crushed the Prague Spring. At the height of the dictatorship in Greece, a few months after the split of the Greek Communist Party, with so many unanswered questions from May ’68, the invasion of Czechoslovakia erased all hope and made a reassessment imperative. Focusing on individual responsibility in the face of historical priorities, the film becomes a fresco of a troubled year.
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Script: Stelios Charalambopoulos
Cinematography: Dimitris Kordelas
Editing: Angela Despotidou
Sound: Fanis Katragiorgos
Music: Yorgos Papadakis
Production: Periplus
Producers: Thanos Lambropoulos
Format: Betacam SP Color
Production Country: Greece
Production Year: 1968
Duration: 45
Contact: Periplus, GreeceT. +30 210 8670 478, F. +30 210 8677 828periplus@ath.forthnet.gr

Stelios Charalambopoulos

He was born in Athens in 1956. He studied Economics and Film in Athens followed by post-graduate studies in Paris. He was the publisher of the art magazine Graphi. Co-founder with producer Thanos Lambropoulos and director of photography Yannis Varvarigos of Periplus, a film and TV production company. He has directed creative documentaries and fiction films.

Filmography

(Selected)
1996 Hades
1999-2000 Mediterranean Stories
2000-2001 Log Books - George Seferis
2005 Yannis Moralis
2006 Michalis Ganas
2007 The Night Fernando Pessoa Met Constantine Cavafy