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Yannis Stankoglou
Yannis Stankoglou (Yiannis Stankoglou, el, Γιάννης Στάνκογλου, 1974) is a Greek actor. Biography Yannis Stankoglou is a Greek actor, working in film and theatre in Greece, Europe and the United States. He has toured internationally with productions of Greek tragedy and modern works, representing Greek theatre in China, Latin America, and Russia. Stankoglou was born in Athens, and worked as a builder and construction worker in his teens, before discovering theatre, attending the Athens Drama School, studying and working in New York, then returning to Greece to become a major figure in the theatre industry. He is second cousin, with Stefania Liberakakis mother. Theatre *2011 ''The Third Wedding'' (adaptation of novel by Costa Taktsis) *2012 ''Rainman'' (theatre version of the film) *2012 ''Iphigenia in Aulis'' (Euripides) *2013 ''Theseus and Ariadne'' (adaptation by Stratis Pascalis) *2013 ''I am somebody else'' (based on the life of Arthur Rimbaud Jean Nicola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefania Liberakakis
Stefania Liberakakis (; born 17 December 2002), known simply as Stefania, is a Greek-Dutch singer, voice actress and YouTuber. She is a former member of the girl group Kisses, which represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. In 2020, she was internally selected to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Supergirl", but this edition of the contest was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Greek broadcaster ERT decided that Liberakakis would represent Greece in the 2021 contest, this time with the song " Last Dance", with which she finished in tenth place. Career Early career In 2013, Liberakakis was a contestant in the third season of ''The Voice Kids'' in the Netherlands. She joined Team Borsato after her blind audition, but was eliminated in the battle rounds. She then joined the children's choir ''Kinderen voor Kinderen'', which she left after two years. 2016: Junior Eurovision Song Contest In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iphigenia In Aulis
''Iphigenia in Aulis'' or ''Iphigenia at Aulis'' ( grc, Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Αὐλίδι, Īphigéneia en Aulídi; variously translated, including the Latin ''Iphigenia in Aulide'') is the last of the extant works by the playwright Euripides. Written between 408, after ''Orestes'', and 406 BC, the year of Euripides' death, the play was first produced the following year in a trilogy with ''The Bacchae'' and ''Alcmaeon in Corinth'' by his son or nephew, Euripides the Younger, and won first place at the City Dionysia in Athens. The play revolves around Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek coalition before and during the Trojan War, and his decision to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia, to appease the goddess Artemis and allow his troops to set sail to preserve their honour in battle against Troy. The conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles over the fate of the young woman foreshadows a similar conflict between the two at the beginning of the ''Iliad''. In his depiction of the exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euripides
Euripides (; grc, Εὐριπίδης, Eurīpídēs, ; ) was a tragedian Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy i ... of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, but the ''Suda'' says it was ninety-two at most. Of these, eighteen or nineteen have survived more or less complete (''Rhesus (play), Rhesus'' is suspect). There are many fragments (some substantial) of most of his other plays. More of his plays have survived intact than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles together, partly because his popularity grew as theirs declinedMoses Hadas, ''Ten Plays by Euripides'', Bantam Classic (2006), Introduction, p. ixhe became, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Rimbaud
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (, ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism. Born in Charleville, he started writing at a very young age and excelled as a student, but abandoned his formal education in his teenage years to run away to Paris amidst the Franco-Prussian War. During his late adolescence and early adulthood, he produced the bulk of his literary output. Rimbaud completely stopped writing literature at age 20 after assembling his last major work, ''Illuminations''. Rimbaud was a libertine and a restless soul, having engaged in a hectic, sometimes violent romantic relationship with fellow poet Paul Verlaine, which lasted nearly two years. After his retirement as a writer, he traveled extensively on three continents as a merchant and explorer until his death from cancer just after his thirty-seventh birthday. As a poet, Rimbaud is wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcore (2004 Film)
''Hardcore'' is a 2004 Greek drama film directed by Dennis Iliadis and produced by Fenia Cossovitsa, Dennis Iliadis, Iraklis Mavroidis. The film stars Katerina Tsavalou, Danae Skiadi, Ioannis Papazisis, Omiros Poulakis and Andreas Marianos in the lead roles. Story Leaving behind a hard life with their families, two young girls end up in a brothel, fall in love and support one another against the adversities and violence of the night. Cast * Katerina Tsavalou as Martha * Danae Skiadi as Nandia * Ioannis Papazisis as Argyris * Omiros Poulakis as Miltos * Andreas Marianos as Boss * Dimitris Liolios as Sentimental * Konstadinos Avarikiotis as Sfyrihtras (Whistle) * Yannis Stankoglou as Zois * Antonis Peratikos * Stelios Christoforidis * Yannis Stefopoulos as Martha's Customer * Vyzantia Guy Pyriohou as Maria * Pigi Roumani as Twin * Venia Roumani as Twin * Konstantinos Markoulakis Konstantinos Markoulakis, aka Constantine Markoulakis, born in Athens in 1970, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Tango
''Christmas Tango'' ( el, Το Τανγκό των Χριστουγέννων, translit. To tango ton Christougennon) is a 2011 Greek drama film directed by Nikos Koutelidakis. Plot ''Christmas Tango'' is based on the novel by . An unexpected meeting between the sixty-five-year-old Lazaros Lazarou and a young man, on Christmas Day brings back hidden memories from 1970 when a sensual tango at a Christmas celebration at an army camp in Evros was the focus for the intersection of four lives: an introverted soldier; a harsh lieutenant; a strict and very conservative colonel; and Zoi Loggou (Vicky Papadopoulou), the colonel's wife. Zoi Loggou's life is suffocating until she discovers a secret admirer in the barracks who forces one of his soldiers to teach him how to dance the tango for the Christmas party so that he can get close to Zoi and reveal his love for her. Coming back to the present and Zoi today is aged about sixty-five and also suffering from Alzheimer's disease. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia (film)
''Xenia'' ( gr, Ξενία lit. xenia) is a 2014 drama film directed by Panos H. Koutras. It was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Plot The film is about two brothers, Dany, 15, who is gay, and Odysseas (Ody), 18. Their mother, an Albanian singer, has recently died. Facing the threat of deportation, the brothers go on a road trip from Athens to Thessaloniki looking for their Greek father, and with him the possibility of gaining Greek citizenship. They are obsessed with the songs of the Italian singer Patty Pravo, and Ody, who has a good voice, plans to sing one of her songs in a talent contest.Holden Stephen (11 October 2015 ''Xenia: a fraternal bond and a quest''in ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 30 June 2017 Cast * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amerika Square
''Amerika Square'' ( el, Πλατεία Αμερικής, '' Plateia Amerikis'') is a 2016 Greek drama film directed by Yannis Sakaridis. It was selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot Nakos, a racist Greek nationalist, is unemployed and still lives with his parents at age 38. He tracks the increasing number of immigrants in his apartment building with disgust. His friend Billy, a tattoo artist, falls in love with African singer Tereza, but she wants to leave Greece. Tarek, a Syrian doctor, is also looking to flee the country with his daughter. Their stories merge when Tereza and Tarek's plans to escape are inadvertently thwarted by Nakos. Cast * Vassilis Koukalani as Tarek * Yannis Stankoglou as Billy * Makis Papadimitriou as Nakos * Alexandros Logothetis as Manolis * Rea Pediaditaki as Nandia * Themis Bazaka as Georgia * Errikos Litsis as Stavros See also * List of submissions to the 90th Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Waiter (film)
''The Waiter'' is a 2018 Greek drama film directed by Steve Krikris. Plot Renos (Aris Servetalis) is a lonely waiter whose life is turned upside down by some unexpected events. Cast * Aris Servetalis as Renos * Yannis Stankoglou as The Blond * Alexandros Mavropoulos as Thunder * Chiara Gensini Chiara Gensini ( gr, Κιάρα Τζενσίνι, born 2 May 1982) is an Italian actress. Biography Born in Rome, to an Italian father and a Greek mother, Gensini graduated at the London Drama School and also achieved the diploma of the fifth ... as Tzina References External links * 2018 comedy films Greek comedy films {{Greece-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of God (2021 Film)
''Man of God'' ( el, Ο Άνθρωπος του Θεού) is a 2021 English-language Greek biographical drama film written and directed by Yelena Popovic and starring Aris Servetalis as Nectarios of Aegina and also starring Mickey Rourke and Alexander Petrov. Synopsis ''Man of God'' brings to life the incredible true story of Saint Nectarios of Aegina, Greece. A priest of the common people, his humility annoyed the prideful orthodox clergy of the day. In contrast to his religious superiors – the bishops and patriarchs mesmerized by worldly honors and power – Nectarios cared for the poor; taught peasant girls to read and write; inspired by example young men to enter the priesthood; and wrote books and delivered sermons that uplifted nations of believers. In this exquisitely made film, relive Nectarios' inspiring devotion and perseverance as, despite the efforts of the religious establishment to discredit him and dismantle his good works over decades, he embraced humility a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Nisi
''To Nisi'' (Greek: ''Το Νησί''; English: ''The Island'') is a Greek television series based on the best-selling English novel '' The Island'' by Victoria Hislop airing on Mega Channel. The series premiered on 11 October 2010 to record ratings and critical acclaim. It is the most expensive Greek television production ever with a budget of €4 million. Production Conception The series is one of the most expensive television shows in Greek television history with a budget of €4 million. ''The Island'' author Victoria Hislop had previously received offers from Hollywood as high as £300,000 for the movie rights to the novel, although she opted instead to grant the rights to Mega Channel for a fraction of the price in return for some artistic control. Initial thoughts by Mega Channel were to make a film out of the novel, but they finally decided upon a 26 episode television series instead. Mirella Papaeconomou primarily took on the script's adaptation, and with Hislop's perm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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