Category Archives: Nikos Koundouros

Antigoni Amanitou from Nikos Koundouros’ “1922” [Greece 1978]

In “1922”, Nikos Koundouros recreates events from the little known Greek genocide towards the end of the Greco-Turkish war of 1919-1922 where, within the single province of Anatolia alone (present day Turkey), about a third of a million civilian Greeks … Continue reading

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Antigoni Amanitou & co in “Bordello” [1985, Greece]

Intrigued by the earlier film of Nikos Koundouros, I decided to check out one of his later films, and as expected, it sure was different..!
His 1985 drama, “Bordello” [aka “Bordelo”] is set during the last days of Ottoman Crete … Continue reading

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Kleopatra Rota & Eleni Prokopiou in “Mikres Afrodites” [1963 Greece]

Nikos Koundouros’ film “Mikres Afrodites” [Eng. Title: Young Aphrodites] is a magnificent example of cinema with magical realism. Since I knew nothing about this fine director, watching the film drew frequent comparisons to eastern masters of cinema like Akira … Continue reading

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