''L'' (''Learning'') is a 2011 Greek
comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film directed by Babis Makridis in his debut, and written by Makridis and
Efthymis Filippou
Efthymis Filippou ( gr, Ευθύμης Φιλίππου, ; born 18 January 1977) is a Greek screenwriter, known for his collaborations with Yorgos Lanthimos. He was the winner of the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay at the 68th Venice ...
, based on an original idea by Yorgos Giokas. It stars
Aris Servetalis
Aris Servetalis (Greek
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*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assu ...
as a 40 year old man whose life rapidly changes over the course of a single day.
Makridis had previously produced a
short film
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, ''The Last Fakir'' (2005), which received the ''Newcomer's Prize'' at the 2005 International Short Film Festival in Drama. ''L'', his first feature film, was the first Greek selection to compete at the 2012
Sundance Film Festival
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(19–29 January 2012) where its international premiere took place. It was also nominated to compete in the official Tiger Awards competition in the
International Film Festival Rotterdam
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(25 January – 5 February 2012). The film was nominated for Best Script award at the
Hellenic Film Academy Awards
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*of or pertaining to the Hellenic Republic (modern Greece) or Greek people (Hellenes, el, Έλληνες) and culture
*of or pertaining to ancient Greece, ancient Greek people, culture and civili ...
. A six-minute extract was first released at the Work Progress Section of the
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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, at the
Czech Republic
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in July 2011.
Plot
A Man lives in his car. He is 40 years old and although he does not have a lot of free time, when he does, he chooses to spend it with his family. He meets his wife and two children at a specified day and time in car parking lots. His job is to locate and bring the finest honey to a 50-year-old man. A New Driver shows up and the Man gets fired. The Man's life changes and he finds it absurd that no one trusts him anymore.
Cast
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Aris Servetalis
Aris Servetalis (Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
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*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assu ...
as the Man
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Makis Papadimitriou
Makis Papadimitriou ( el, Μάκης Παπαδημητρίου) is a Greek actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 2003.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living ...
as the Black Rider
* Yannis Bostantzoglou as the Boss
* Eleftherios Matthaios as The Bear
* Nota Tserniafski as the Wife
* Stavros Raptis as the Friend
* Thanassis Dimou as the New Driver
* Christoforos Skamnakis as the Yachtsman
* Pavlos Makridis as the Son
* Natalia Tserniafski as the Daughter
* Alexis Kanakis as Motorbiker
* Antonis Iliakis as Meteor
Production
Filming
Filming took place during March and April 2011 in outdoor locations in Attica, Greece and additional filming took place at the end of July 2011. Filming was concluded within 27 days.
Technical information
The movie was filmed in 35mm with an
Arriflex
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BL camera, is 87 minutes long, in colour, sound
Dolby
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SRD, language Greek with English subtitles, 1:85:1 format, edited in
Avid.
Production credentials
* Directed, by Babis Makridis
* Script, Efthymis Filippou Babis Makridis, based on an original idea by Yorgos Giokas about a man who lives in his car
* Location Manager, Dimitris Chalkiadakis
* Line Producer, Yorgos Papadimitriou
* Sets, Dafni Kalogianni
* Costumes, Dimitris Papathomas
* Sound, Stefanos Efthimiou
* Mixing/Sound Design, Costas Fylaktidis
* Music, Coti K
* Editor, Yannis Chalkiadakis
* Director of Photography, Thimios Bakatakis
* Executive Producer, Peter Carlton, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
* Production, Beben Films (Amanda Livanou, Babis Makridis)
* Co Production, NOVA, Feelgood Entertainment, Faliro House Productions, Top Cut, Modiano S.A.,
Dennis Iliadis
Dennis Iliadis (born 31 December 1969) is a Greek film director. He is best known for his work on ''The Last House on the Left (2009 film), The Last House on the Left''.
Biography
Born in Athens, Iliadis grew up in Athens, Paris, and Rio de Janei ...
, Efthymis Filippou, Yannis Chalkiadakis, Thimios Bakatakis, Yorgos Papadimitriou, Dimitris Papathomas, in association with Warp Films and the support of the
Greek Film Center.
Release and distribution
The movie was released in Greek movie theaters in February 2012 by
Feelgood Entertainment movie distribution company.
Festivals
*Sundance Film Festival 2012 . Official selection world drama competition.
*Rotterdam Film Festival 2012 . IFFR's Tiger Awards Competition.
*Copenhagen Film Festival 2012. Official competition for New talent grand pix
*Indielisboa 2012. Official Competition.
*Seattle International Film Festival 2012. New Directors Competition.
*Melbourne International Film Festival 2012. Competition Telescope Section.
*Mumbai Film Festival 2012. International Competition.
*42 Molodist. Kyiv Film Festival 2012. International Competition. WINNER THE GRAND PRIX OF MOLODIST
*Arizona Underground Film Festival 2012. International Competition.
*Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux 2012. International Competition.
*36o São Paulo International Film Festival. New Directors Competition.
*Shadowline Salerno 2012. Official Competition.
*Sydney Film Festival 2012. Section Push Me to the Edge
*D' A Festival Internacional de cinema d'author de Barcelona 2012.
*Istanbul Film festival 2012. At a special section called " What's happening in Greece?"
*Karlovy Vary 2012. Section Another View.
*Stockholm Film Festival 2012. Section Twilight Zone .
*19th Greek Film Festival 2012 (Melbourne).
*Eurasia Film Festival 2012. Section Cinema bridge: East
*23 Ljubljana Film Festival 2012. Section Panorama
*Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo. 2012. Section: Focus Europa : Greece.
*27º Festival international de cine de mar del plata FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE MAR DEL PLATA
*18ο Vilnius International Film Festival Lithuania Programm Discoveries
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External links
The official movie blog
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L official facebook page
L official site
2012 films
2012 comedy-drama films
Greek comedy-drama films
2010s Greek-language films