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This Date In History: Coming to America
December 15, 1963: Greek-American Elia Kazan’s movie “America America” is released. Greek-American Elia Kazan, born Elias Kazantzoglou in 1909 in the Phanar district of Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire, to Greek parents. He emigrated to the United…
Ouzeri Tsitsanis By Manousos Manousakis Is Coming To The Theaters
Based on the book by the same title by George Skampardonis the film takes place in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1942-1943. Under German occupation a young couple, George and Estrea, fall in love. But in these…
A Family Affair Hits The Cinemas In January 2015
A Family Affair, an intimate portrait of the famous Xylouris family and their sacred bonds with the musical tradition of Crete, will premiere in Greece and worldwide in January 2015. Directed by Angeliki Aristomenopoulou, the…
Smyrna: The Destruction Of A Cosmopolitan City Is Screening Tonight In Philadelphia
Tonight at the University of Pennsylvania the film will be featured for the first time in Philadelphia. Director Maria Iliou will be present to talk about the film. Also present, will be Professor Alexander Kitroeff…
A Street Car Named Desire, Remembering Elia Kazan
Sixty-two years ago today, the film, A Streetcar Named Desire, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning stage play by Tennessee Williams, had its United States release on September 18, 1951. Its director was the Greek-American,…
