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Promised Woman
''Promised Woman'' is a 1975 Australian film from director Tom Cowan. Plot Antigone arrives in Sydney from Greece to have an arranged marriage with Telis, but is rejected by him as he expected a younger woman. Telis's older brother, Manolis, sympathises with Antigone. Cast * Yelena Zigon as Antigone *Takis Emmanuel as Manolis *Nikos Gerissimou as Telis *Kate Fitzpatrick as Marge *Darcy Waters as Ken *Carmel Cullen as Helen *George Valaris as Nick *Alex Alexandrou as Basil *Thea Sevastos as Elpitha *Christos Lazanis as best man Production Tom Cowan had long been interested in the experiences of Greek migrants in Australia, previously making the short ''Helena of Sydney''. He got the idea from making a film about a bride brought to Australia without ever having met the man she would marry from a Greek journalist. The script was based on a play by Greek writer Theo Patrikareas, which had first been performed in 1963. (Patrikareas had also been involved in ''Helena of Sydney''). A n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Cowan (director)
Tom Cowan (born 31 October 1942) is an Australian filmmaker. Career He started as a trainee at the Australian Broadcasting Commission and the joined the Commonwealth Film Unit. He left it in 1968 to work as a freelance cameraman and moved into feature films.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p266David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p181-183 His 1972 film ''The Office Picnic'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. Select filmography *''The Dancing Girls'' (1964) - documentary - DOP *''Helena in Sydney'' (1967) - documentary - short *''This Year Jerusalem'' (1969) - documentary - DOP, director *''Samskara (film), Samskara'' (1969) - DOP *''Trouble in Molopolis'' (1970) - DOP *''Mogador'' (1970) - DOP (film appears to never have screened publicly) *''Australia Felix'' (1970) - short - director *''Story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelena Zigon
Yelena or Jelena is a feminine given name. It is the Russian form of Helen, written Елена in Russian. Notable people called Yelena * Yelena Afanasyeva (born 1967), former Russian athlete who competed in the 800 metres *Yelena Vladimirovna Afanasyeva (born 1975), member of the State Duma of Russia *Yelena Akhaminova, former volleyball player for the Soviet Union *Yelena Andreevna, play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov *Yelena Andreyuk, former volleyball player for the USSR *Yelena Antonova (rower) (born 1952), rower from the Soviet Union * Yelena Arshintseva (born 1971), retired female race walker from Russia * Yelena Azarova (born 1973), Russian Synchro-swimmer * Yelena Baranova (born 1972), Russian professional basketball player *Yelena Baturina (born 1963), Russian oligarch, Russia's richest woman *Yelena Bekman-Shcherbina (1882–1951), Russian pianist, composer and teacher * Yelena Belevskaya (born 1963), retired athlete who represented the USSR until 1991 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takis Emmanuel , a Greek artist commonly known as Takis
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Takis may refer to: * Takis (snack), a spicy, roll-shaped snack * Takis Christoforidis, a Greek actor * Takis Fotopoulos, a Greek political philosopher * Takis Ikonomopoulos, a Greek football player * Takis Kanellopoulos a Greek film director * Takis Mavris, a Cypriot football player * Takis Mehmet Ali, German politician of Greek descent * Takis Mousafiris, a Greek Aromanian composer and songwriter * Panayiotis Vassilakis Panayiotis Vassilakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Βασιλάκης; 29 October 1925 – 9 August 2019), also known as Takis ( el, Τάκις), was a self-taught Greek artist known for his kinetic sculptures. He exhibited his artworks in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Fitzpatrick
Kerry Kathleen Fitzpatrick (born 1 October 1947) known as Kate Fitzpatrick, is an Australian television, film, and theatre actress. Early years Kate grew up in the Adelaide suburb of Dover Gardens, and it was in Adelaide that her love for classical music, art and cricket developed. A highlight of her early years was being selected by Jeffrey Smart ("Phidias" of the '' Argonauts Club'') for a travelling art scholarship to Japan. At the age of 18 she was accepted as a drama student by NIDA and moved to Sydney. Career Theatre roles include ''The Lady of the Camellias'', ''Hamlet'', ''Celluloid Heroes'', ''The Ride Across Lake Constance'', ''Shadows of Blood'', ''Rooted'', ''Kennedy's Children''. With the Old Tote Theatre Company she acted in '' The Legend of King O'Malley'', ''The Season at Sarsparilla'', ''The Misanthrope'', ''The Threepenny Opera'', and ''Big Toys'' by Patrick White, who wrote the play for Fitzpatrick. She acted in ''Visions'' for the Paris Theatre Company, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AusStage
AusStage: The Australian Live Performance Database is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia, providing records of productions from the first recorded performance in Australia (1789, by convicts) up until the present day. The only repository of Australian performing arts in the world, it is managed by a consortium of universities, government agencies, industry organisations and arts institutions, and mostly funded by the Australian Research Council. Created in 2000, the database contained more than 250,000 records by 2018. History The AusStage project was instigated by the Australasian Drama Studies Association in 1999, with Flinders University in South Australia leading the project, funded by a grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC). Other collaborating universities were La Trobe University (Vic), University of Queensland, University of New South Wales, University of Western Australia, University of New England (NSW), Newc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Film Development Corporation
The Australian Film Development Corporation was an organisation created and funded by the Australian Government in the 1970s, intended to allow filmmakers in the Australian film industry to create movies for everyone to see. In 1975 it was replaced with Australian Film Commission. History Creation of the Corporation The AFDC was created so that Australians could create and distribute high-quality Australian films, for everyone to see. In 1970, the Prime Minister of Australia asked five people to become a part of the AFDC. Those people were John Darling, Ronald S. Elliott, Talbot S. Duckmanton, Denys E. Brown, and Barry Jones (Australian politician), Barry Jones. John Darling IV was the chairman of Darling & Co., as well as a member of the Australian National University Council. Ronald S. Elliott was a General Manager for the Commonwealth Development Bank. T. S. Duckmanton the General Manager of the Australian Broadcasting Commission. D. E. Brown was the Producer-in-Chief for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Papas
Irene Papas or Irene Pappas ( el, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eiríni Pappá, ; born Eirini Lelekou ( el, Ειρήνη Λελέκου, Eiríni Lelékou, link=no); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through such popular award-winning films as '' The Guns of Navarone'' (1961), '' Zorba the Greek'' (1964) and '' Z'' (1969). She was a powerful protagonist in films including ''The Trojan Women'' (1971) and ''Iphigenia'' (1977). She played the title roles in ''Antigone'' (1961) and '' Electra'' (1962). She had a fine singing voice, on display in the 1968 recording ''Songs of Theodorakis''. Papas won Best Actress awards at the Berlin International Film Festival for ''Antigone'' and from the National Board of Review for ''The Trojan Women''. Her career awards include the Golden Arrow Award in 1993 at Hamptons International Film Festival, and the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Film, Television And Radio School
The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) formerly Australian Film and Television School, is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school. The school is a Commonwealth Government statutory authority. History Established in 1972 as the Australian Film and Television School, as part of the Commonwealth Government's strategy to promote the development of Australia's cultural activity, AFTRS was opened to students in 1973, with the first intake of 12 students including directors Gillian Armstrong, Phillip Noyce and Chris Noonan. In 1973 Jerzy Toeplitz was appointed Foundation Director of the School and after six years in the role was awarded the Order of Australia and the AFI's Longford Lyell Award. In 1975 Gough Whitlam helped to create funding agencies to support the film school. Campus For many years AFTRS was located in purpose-built premises at North Ryde, Sydney. In 2008 the school relocated to a purpose-built facility adjacent to Fox Studios, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Armstrong
Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an Australian feature film and documentary director, who specializes in period drama. Her films often feature female perspectives and protagonists. Many of her movies are historical dramas. Early life Armstrong was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 18 December 1950."Gillian Armstrong: Women Filmmakers & Their Filmes.''Gale Biography in Context'' Gale Cengage Learning. Web. She went to a local high school, Vermont High School (now Vermont Secondary College), and was the middle child of a local real estate agent father and a primary school teacher mother who gave up work to have a family.Higson, Rosalie."Gillian Armstrong: The Real Thin''The Australian: Arts''The Australian. Web Armstrong stated in ''The Australian'' that her parents were always very supportive of their hopes and dreams, which was not always the way it was for women in the 1960s and 70s. Her father was a frustrated photographer who wasn't allowed to follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Shirley
Graham Shirley is an Australian author, researcher, curator and filmmaker best known for his work in the area of Australian film history. He was one of the original class of the Australian Film Television and Radio School and is the co-author of ''Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years'', a classic history of the Australian film industry. He has also made a number of documentaries. at Oz Silent Film Festival Filmography * ''For the Term of his Natural Life'' (1927) – restored film in 1981 * ''Allies'' (1983) – archival researcher * '' The Dismissal'' (1983) – archival researcher * ''Bodyline'' (1984) – archival researcher * ''The Cowra Breakout'' (1984) – archival re ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s English-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
