Nikos Papatakis

Les équilibristes, a film by Nico Papatakis with Michel Piccoli, inspired by Jean Genet, was broadcast in two parts on October 11 and 18, 1991, on the Sept. It was on this occasion that Philippe Grandrieux directed this short film for the Seven antenna, consisting of an interview with Nico Papatakis and the reading of excerpts from Jean Genet's text, “The Tightrope walker”, read by the actress Ann-Gisel Glass.

Marcel Spadice is a famous writer with a criminal background and a penchant for handsome men. From time to time, he induces an attractive female admirer to arrange for him to be introduced to nice, talented young men who happen to be sufficiently handsome to interest him. At other times, the endless effort to woo these men (who are most often heterosexual) grows wearying, and he goes to the train station to pick up soldiers looking for some easy money and a night's lodging. In this film, the writer has grown enamored with a young circus laborer who wants to move up in the world, literally, by becoming a tightrope walker. Marcel cadges an introduction, and for a time sponsors the young man's training. However, when the boy suffers an accident which renders him unfit for his chosen vocation, Marcel loses interest in him and takes up with another young man.

Marcel Spadice is a famous writer with a criminal background and a penchant for handsome men. From time to time, he induces an attractive female admirer to arrange for him to be introduced to nice, talented young men who happen to be sufficiently handsome to interest him. At other times, the endless effort to woo these men (who are most often heterosexual) grows wearying, and he goes to the train station to pick up soldiers looking for some easy money and a night's lodging. In this film, the writer has grown enamored with a young circus laborer who wants to move up in the world, literally, by becoming a tightrope walker. Marcel cadges an introduction, and for a time sponsors the young man's training. However, when the boy suffers an accident which renders him unfit for his chosen vocation, Marcel loses interest in him and takes up with another young man.

Ilias Apostolou, un joven peletero que tuvo dificultades durante la dictadura, deja Castoria en 1971 para emigrar a Francia, donde espera unirse a un pariente lejano suyo, Gerassimos Tzivas, que ha estado viviendo allí desde 1950. Con él sólo se lleva de su tierra natal una fotografía de una persona que se encuentra en el pavimento. Le pide a Gerassimos que lo ayude a encontrar trabajo en París. Un malentendido en torno a la fotografía, sin embargo, desencadena una serie de eventos dramáticos.

Ilias Apostolou, un joven peletero que tuvo dificultades durante la dictadura, deja Castoria en 1971 para emigrar a Francia, donde espera unirse a un pariente lejano suyo, Gerassimos Tzivas, que ha estado viviendo allí desde 1950. Con él sólo se lleva de su tierra natal una fotografía de una persona que se encuentra en el pavimento. Le pide a Gerassimos que lo ayude a encontrar trabajo en París. Un malentendido en torno a la fotografía, sin embargo, desencadena una serie de eventos dramáticos.

Ilias Apostolou, un joven peletero que tuvo dificultades durante la dictadura, deja Castoria en 1971 para emigrar a Francia, donde espera unirse a un pariente lejano suyo, Gerassimos Tzivas, que ha estado viviendo allí desde 1950. Con él sólo se lleva de su tierra natal una fotografía de una persona que se encuentra en el pavimento. Le pide a Gerassimos que lo ayude a encontrar trabajo en París. Un malentendido en torno a la fotografía, sin embargo, desencadena una serie de eventos dramáticos.

Gérald, former champion of motorcycle competitions, after an accident that causes him to lose the use of his right becomes a trainer for young riders. But because he can not make enough money, he takes part in a burglary.

In Passy, ​​Paris, 1895. The young widow Hélène calls the doctor Henri Deberle during the night, when her daughter Jeanne suddenly gets breathless. Together they spend the night at the bedside, and it develops from a trusting encounter a love relationship. When the doctor Hélène one day confesses his love, the daughter comes from jealousy in another, life-threatening crisis. A film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Émile Zola, which addresses the social milieu of the bourgeois family in the "Second Empire".

Hamdias, a producer who's set out to break new boundaries, plans to finance a film about torture. According to him, torture, the clash of two or more people, is not only what substantiates basic human relationships but also love and politics. Unfortunately Hamdias dies in a freak accident and his project is grounded. After some time, Galai (Olga Karlatos), who should have been the main actress of Hamdias movie, sets out to complete the controversial project. As soon as filming starts again, the thin line that separates reality from a nightmarish obsession begins slowly to blur.

Hamdias, a producer who's set out to break new boundaries, plans to finance a film about torture. According to him, torture, the clash of two or more people, is not only what substantiates basic human relationships but also love and politics. Unfortunately Hamdias dies in a freak accident and his project is grounded. After some time, Galai (Olga Karlatos), who should have been the main actress of Hamdias movie, sets out to complete the controversial project. As soon as filming starts again, the thin line that separates reality from a nightmarish obsession begins slowly to blur.

Katina, an impoverished Greek woman, tries to arrange the marriage of her shepherd son, Thanos, to Despina, the daughter of a wealthy landowner. But Despina’s father, Vlahopoulos refuses to give his blessings.

Katina, an impoverished Greek woman, tries to arrange the marriage of her shepherd son, Thanos, to Despina, the daughter of a wealthy landowner. But Despina’s father, Vlahopoulos refuses to give his blessings.

Katina, an impoverished Greek woman, tries to arrange the marriage of her shepherd son, Thanos, to Despina, the daughter of a wealthy landowner. But Despina’s father, Vlahopoulos refuses to give his blessings.

A bourgeois family, who is harassed and humiliated, ruins their young maids without pay for several years.

A bourgeois family, who is harassed and humiliated, ruins their young maids without pay for several years.

Años 60 en la ciudad de Nueva York. Lelia y Tony son una feliz pareja. Un día conoce al hermano de su novia y descubre que ambos son de raza negra, aunque ella no lo parezca. Película fundamental dentro de la evolución del cine, al ser considerada el origen del cine independiente estadounidense. "Sombras" fue el debut como director del hasta entonces actor John Cassavetes. La película fue filmada en la calle, con actores desconocidos, una cámara de 16 milímetros en mano y una escasa subvención pública de 40.000 dólares. "Sombras" está rodada con asfixiantes primeros planos de unos actores que resultan desgarradores por su naturalidad, ya que, además, hacen de ellos mismos. Cassavetes fue uno de los primeros directores en mostrar los ambientes intelectuales y bohemios de Nueva York a través de un tema, las relaciones interraciales, muy poco habitual en el cine de finales de los 50.

The Jacques Brothers, their temporary replacements, Yves Gérard and his troupe, as well as a famous movie star looking for a new partner, Evelyne Dorsey, are causing disruption at the "La Rose rouge" cabaret, the most famous cellar in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, to the delight of regulars.

Dos presos en celdas contiguas tratan de pasarse por las rejas de la ventana una guirnalda de flores, mientras un carcelero observa sus movimientos. No logran intercambiar el objeto, por lo que la frustración les lleva al onanismo retorcido, plagado de danzas, caricias, y gestos anhelantes. Una paja a través de un minúsculo agujero en el muro que separa sus celdas es utilizada en un sensual intercambio de humo, y junto a los golpes a puño cerrado en el muro se comunican, siempre observados por el carcelero, en el que acaban por surgir unos celos descarnados que le llevan a acosar a uno de ellos, incluso utilizando su arma reglamentaria en una dramática escena que roza el sadismo. (FILMAFFINITY)