Greece
The Owl’s Legacy never offers easy answers or revelations, but a constant exploration, which makes it an ideal pedagogical tool.
Alex Lines reports on the films he was able to see at the Delphi Bank 25th Greek Film Festival, which celebrates the film movement known as the Greek Weird Wave.
Dark Blue Girl is a cautionary tale for parenthood that reminds us that no one has control over who their child will become.
Fantassút, a short documentary about the largest refugee camp in Europe, is a surprisingly beautiful depiction of real people who lived through hellish conditions.
Yorgos Lanthimos, a Greek director and screenwriter, is known for his unusual and obscure films, renowned for their sheer originality.
Chevalier is the uncomplicated story of six men on a diving expedition in the Aegean sea, and how their competitiveness is almost the undoing of all of them. Named as Best Film at the London Film Festival in 2015, it is an extraordinary film and one that is unmissable for anyone who enjoys a deeply disturbing comedy. Despite having no female characters, Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Greek comedy speaks from an authoritative feminist voice, forcing hyper-masculinity under the microscope with hysterical consequences.