O thiasos
Greece, 1939-1952: Fascist, Nazi, and Communist conflict, as seen through the eyes of a family of travelling provincial players.
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"Not only is O thiasos arguably the greatest Greek movie of all time, it is also a movie that breathes Greece in every possible way: Greek history (the movie covers the period of 1939-1952), Greek mythology (clear parallels are drawn between the modern day events and Oresteia, a tragedy written by Aeschylus) Greek folk tradition (the main arc of the movie revolves around a theatrical troupe trying to perform a standard Greek play, Golfo The Shepherdess, full of folk songs), Greek politics (the origin of evil, every conflict is founded on political reasons and each time forces the group to stop ..."
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The whole film is accomplished in around 80 shots.
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Greece, 1939-1952: Fascist, Nazi, and Communist conflict, as seen through the eyes of a family of travelling provincial players.