Yannis Smaragdis

Yannis Smaragdis

Nascimento : 1946-04-25, Gonies, Heraklio, Greece

História

Iannis Smaragdis was born in Crete in 1946. He studied Film in Greece and France. He made his first appearance in 1972 with the short film Two Three Things..., which received the first prize at the Athens Film Festival, as well as a Special Mention at the Montreal Film Festival. Iannis Smaragdis' career has been full of creativity and counts many successes. His most significant features are Cavafy (1996) and El Greco (2007). They were both very successful and award-winning films that participated in many international festivals, the most significant being the Toronto International Film Festival. On television, he touched the hearts of audiences with his Good night to you, Kyr Alexandre in 1980. In 1988 he directed the 13-episode series Hush... Our Country is Sleeping..., which is considered the best TV series since the beginning of television broadcasting in Greece. Iannis Smaragdis has directed many more TV series, such as Hadjimanuel (1984) and Les Enfants Gates (2001). He has also directed documentaries and essays: Spyros Louis (2004), I've brought to art (1998), Thus spake the city (1990-1993), to name a few. In 2007 he directed Opera of Shadows at the Athens Concert Hall. In 2012, he completed his new film God Loves Caviar, which officially participated at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in Greek theatres in October 2012 and was a box office hit for three consecutive weeks. Until 31 December 2012 it reached 350.000 admissions. He is currently working on his new project titled Nikos Kazantzakis, a film about the great Greek author and based on the latter's autobiography Report to Greco. On the internet he was also voted the most popular artist for the year 2012. Earlier this year he was appointed by the Istituto di Studi Giuridici Economici e Sociali Internazionali I.S.G.E.S.I. in Rome to the position of Manager of Cinema and Theatre and head of all scientific studies of the same department. He is a member of the Giuseppe Sciacca International Awards Committee.

Perfil

Yannis Smaragdis

Filmes

Kazantzakis
Kazantzakis
Writer
The true story of the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, Nikos Kazantzakis, based on his work, Report to Greco, which is, essentially, his autobiography.
Kazantzakis
Kazantzakis
Director
The true story of the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, Nikos Kazantzakis, based on his work, Report to Greco, which is, essentially, his autobiography.
The Pirate
The Pirate
Director
The epic true story of a humble Greek pirate, from his rise as a caviar tycoon and friendship with Catherine the Great to his destiny as a war hero.
God Loves Caviar
God Loves Caviar
Writer
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
God Loves Caviar
God Loves Caviar
Director
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
El Greco
El Greco
Writer
The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
El Greco
El Greco
Director
The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
Cavafy
Cavafy
Director
Biografia romanceada do poeta grego C.P. Cavafy. A ação começa em 1933, quando o poeta, já muito doente, estava internado num hospital de Alexandria. No dia de seu aniversário, 29 de abril, ele recebe a visita de um jovem escritor. Este acabara de escrever um estudo sobre a vida e a obra de Cavafy e queria sua aprovação para publicá-lo. À medida que o jovem começa a ler sua obra, Cavafy relembra os momentos que marcaram sua vida. Retornam à sua memória cenas da antiga paisagem de Alexandria, onde passou sua infância, seu relacionamento com a mãe, a fuga dos dois para Constantinopla depois do levante árabe. Cavafy recorda o erotismo das ruas de Constantinopla,
Το Τραγούδι Της Επιστροφής
Το Τραγούδι Της Επιστροφής
Writer
Το Τραγούδι Της Επιστροφής
Το Τραγούδι Της Επιστροφής
Director
What a Mess
What a Mess
Director
Three short stories satirizing the Greece of “Change” in early 80's. A take-off on the police dramas of Giannis Maris; a satire of the films of the New Greek Cinema; and a satire of the “fustanella (Greek kilt)” films as well.
The Bleeding Statues
The Bleeding Statues
Writer
Três presos de uma prisão escapam e apreendem o museu arqueológico de uma cidade da província pouco antes de sua inauguração oficial, ameaçando destruir as estátuas se suas demandas não forem atendidas. O museu está cercado pela polícia e um fim violento parece inevitável. Somente o curador do museu compartilha a angústia dos condenados em fuga (e também está naturalmente preocupado com o destino das estátuas). As pessoas da cidade, no entanto, são completamente alheias e indiferentes aos eventos que ocorrem.
A Viagem dos Comediantes
A Viagem dos Comediantes
Script
A partir das experiências dos atores de uma companhia teatral, o filme retrata o período de 1936 a 1952 na história da Grécia, passando por uma ditadura, a ocupação nazista e a guerra de libertação iniciada em 1945, entre outros acontecimentos.