THE PHOTOGRAPH
THE PHOTOGRAPH / I FOTOGRAFIA
Greece, 1986, mp4, Colour, 86’
Greek; Turkish & English Subtitled
10 June Friday - 21:00
SYNOPSIS
Ilias Apostolou, a young furrier who has had a hard time under the dictatorship, leaves Castoria in 1971 with a photograph he finds in the street in order to go to France, to a distant relative of his, Gerassimos Tzivas, who has been living there since 1950 and whom he asks for help in finding work in Paris. A misunderstanding is created around this photograph, which sets off a series of events that culminate in a dramatic finale.
Director: Nikos Papatakis
Screenplay: Nikos Papatakis
Director of Photography: Arnaud Desplechin
Aris Stavrou
Editing: Delphine Desfons
Music: Christodoulos Halaris
Cast: Christos Tsangas
Aris Retsos
Zozo Zarpa
Christos Valavanidis
Despina Tomazani
Producer: Nikos Papatakis
Production: Greek Film Center
Ikones Ltd.
AWARDS
Thessaloniki FF Best Screenplay, Greek Film Crit-
ics Association Awards - Best Film 1986
NIKOS PAPATAKIS
Born in Addis Abeba in 1918. Is a permanent resident of Paris where he founded the night club ‘’La Rose Rouge”. Worked with John Cassavetes on his first film; his film career has been divided between France and Greece.
