Adonis A. Kyrou ( el, Άδωνις Α. Κύρου; 18 October 1923,

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– 4 November 1985,

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) was a Greek filmmaker and writer, whose works often appeared under the name Ado Kyrou. He was the son of Achilleus A. Kyrou and grandson of Adonis Kyrou, owners and publishers of the newspaper '' Estia''.Henri Béhar (2004) ''Le Cinéma des surréalistes''; ''Ado Kyrou, l'éternel révolté'', L'Âge d'homme, Paris
At the end of 1945 Kyrou moved to Paris, France in December 1945 along with many other Greek intellectuals on the '' Mataroa'' voyage. There he worked as a critic, filmmaker, and author of ''L'Âge d'or de la carte postale'' (1966), ''Amour - érotisme et cinéma'' (1957) and ''Le Surréalisme au cinéma'' (1953), the last two published by

Eric Losfeld The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

's publishing house Le Terrain Vague. He was a contributor to the French film journal '' Positif''.

Filmography

*1957 : ''La Déroute'', short film *1958 : ''Le Palais idéal'', short film on the Palais idéal by

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*1959 : ''Le Havre'', short film *1960 : ''La Chevelure'', short film *1962 : ''Combat de coqs'' *1962 : ''La Paix et la vie'' *1963 : ''Les Immortelles'' *1964 : ''Un honnête homme'' *1965 : ''Bloko'' *1972 : ''

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