''The Reconstruction'' ( gr, Αναπαράσταση, translit=Anaparastasi, italic=yes) is a

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dramatic

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directed by

Theo Angelopoulos Theodoros "Theo" Angelopoulos (; ; 27 April 1935 – 24 January 2012) was a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer. He dominated the Greek art film industry from 1975 on, and Angelopoulos was one of the most influential and widely re ...

. It is the director's first feature film. While based on true events, it transcends them to recall the ancient myths of the

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and

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. In

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, the

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named it the third-best

film in history.

Synopsis

In a remote village in

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, a woman murders her husband, who had just returned from

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, where he had gone to work, with the help of her lover. The crime is never shown on screen. The main characters (judge, policemen, journalists) try to reconstruct and understand a news item that escapes them.

Technical information

*Title: ''Αναπαράσταση'' ( tr. ''Anaparastasi'') *Directed by:

*Script:

, Stratis Karras, and, Thanassis Valtinos *Cinematography:

Giorgos Arvanitis Giorgos (or Yorgos) Arvanitis ( el, Γιώργος Αρβανίτης; born February 22, 1941) is a Greek cinematographer. Life Arvanitis was born in the village of Dilofo, Phthiotis, Greece. Having received an education as an electrician in t ...

*Art Department: Mikes Karapiperis *Sound: Thanassis Arvanitis *Editing: Takis Davlopoulos *Production Manager: Christos Papayannopoulos *Country of origin:

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*Format:

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– Mono – 35 mm *Genre: Drama *Duration: 100 Minutes *Release date: 24 September

(

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)

Cast

* Toula Stathopoulou: Eleni Gousis *Yannis Totsikas: Ranger Hristos Gikas *Thanos Grammenos: Eleni's Brother *Petros Hoedas: Investigator *Mihalis Fotopoulos: Eleni's Husband Kostas Gousis *Yannis Balaskas: Police Officer *Nicos Alevras: Investigator's Assistant *Alekos Alexiou: Police Officer *

, Christos Paliyannopoulos, Telis Samandas, Panos Papadopoulos, Adonis Lykouresis,

, Mersoula Kapsali: Journalists

Awards

It was awarded Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress and Best Cinematography at the

, as well as Best Foreign Film at the Hyères Festival,

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Special Mention at the

21st Berlin International Film Festival The 21st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June – 6 July 1971. The ''Young Filmmakers Forum'' (in 1987 renamed ''International Forum for New Cinema'') section was introduced at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded ...

and Prix Georges-Sadoul in

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

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