Mihalis Kakogiannis – MRQE

The Story of Jacob and Joseph (TV)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his brother out of his birthright, gets cheated himself in his exile years while learning of the need to make amends. The second part is of the story of Jacob’s favorite son, Joseph. Betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, he meets and overcomes all adversity to become the Prime Minister of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.

Sweet Country

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An American couple in Chile is drawn into the turmoil that followed President Salvador Allende’s 1973 overthrow.

Pano, kato kai plagios

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A prosperous widow with a gay son fallls for a young gym instructor in Athens.

Stella

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The story of a young,wild woman who doesn’t want to compromise and settle down. Stella is a restless, rebellious Greek woman who plays with men and enjoys her life as much as she can. But when she meets a young football player, things get mixed up. She loves him but she loves her freedom too. So it’s about time she made an important choice.

The Cherry Orchard

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Madame Ranevskaya (Rampling) is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the re-possessor Lopakhin (Teale), her former serf, who has his own agenda.

Ifigeneia

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, King Agamemnon, seeks to provide better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment from the gods, the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia.

Attilas ’74

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000

An indictment of the protagonists in the Cypriot civil war.

The Trojan Women

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Hecuba and the other women of Troy rise to find their city in ruins and their cause lost. The city has fallen into Greek hands and it is likely their lot to become slaves of Greek soldiers. A messenger approaches to inform them that the lots have been drawn and each woman will be taken to the man who drew for her. Of particular interest is Hecuba’s daughter, Cassandra, who is chosen for the Greek kings bedchamber. She has received word of this news already and is in hiding because she has sworn an oath to the gods that she will live as a virgin. When she is found she has some particularly nasty things to say about treatment at Greek hands.

The Day the Fish Came Out

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually that the pilots assume that they are all gay). The pilots are not to make themselves known and can’t contact the rescue team. The secrecy causes a comedy of errors including the desolate Greek Isle deciding that since tourists have now arrived, they have to become touristy.

Alexis Zorbas

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.