''Money, A Mythology of Darkness'' ( Greek: ''Το χρήμα - Μια μυθολογία του Σκότους'') is a 1998 feature

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directed by the Greek director, writer and producer Vassilis Mazomenos. The film is the first European 3D animation feature film and deals with the influence of wealth on humanity. In 2015, The Hindu's film critic, Naman Ramachandran, called it " e Greek film that is most relevant today..."

Synopsis

A Christ-like figure explores the degeneration of society caused by the cult of wealth.

Background

It was the first European feature

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film. This was Mazomenos' third feature film, however he had previously worked with computer-generated images in ''The Triumph of Time'', although these were two-dimensional.

Reception

Vrasidas Karalis wrote in ''A History of Greek Cinema'': Part of the film trilogy about the end of the West, that was presented and awarded in the 2001

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in Fantasporto.

Awards

1998:

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(Second Prize for Documentary or Animated Film Awarded to Animated Film) - Won 1999: European Fantasy Award (George Melies Award) - Nominated 1999: Fantasporto Special Jury Award - Co-winner - Won

References

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