Antonis Antoniou Movies
- 1989
During the last half of the twentieth century, Greece has periodically had changes of government which resulted in sometimes heavy-handed rule by military juntas. One such period was between 1967-1974. This drama explores the lives of people who were deeply affected by that time. The types brought to the screen will be familiar to most Greeks, and will be less familiar to most others. This film won several top acting prizes in Greek film festivals. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Antonis Antoniou, Antonis Vlissidis, (more)
- 1985
In what might be a culturally restricted story with puns in Greek that only the cognoscenti can appreciate, this otherwise undistinguished, loud comedy is about the machinations of money-hungry, middle class men and women chasing after the wealth of a deceased general. In a series of episodic vignettes, the offensive money-grubbers play up to the general's widow, who is perfectly willing to take advantage of the situation. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Antonis Antoniou, Sofia Mirmingidou, (more)
- 1984
In this downbeat political drama based on a 1963 story by Thanassis Valtinos, nine left-wing soldiers are trapped in the southern mountains of Greece at the end of the 1949 Civil War and are forced to descend to the sea and safety through enemy territory. The mountainous countryside and glimpses of the sea with an overarching blue sky stand in poignant contrast to the plight of the men who have very little chance of surviving. Peasants who resolve to help them at first turn against them in the end, and the men's ranks start to diminish before they have traveled very far. The stately pace of this poignant and funereal elegy is complemented by excellent acting and a subdued, effective musical score. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Christos Kalavrouzos, Antonis Antoniou, (more)
- 1980
This passionate drama by Pavlos Tassios is based on a true story that involves both dancing and murder. The Greek bouzouki, a four-stringed musical instrument, is played at popular dance clubs specializing in that instrument alone. When two brothers take their dates to a bouzouki place to dance the night away, one brother requests "paraguelia" from the orchestra, meaning he will be dancing that number alone. But then someone else stands up and starts dancing, and that sends the brother into a rage. The two siblings start a fight over this breach of etiquette, and after the worst is over, six people are wounded and two are dead. The brothers escape, though it seems clear there is not much of a chance for them to evade capture. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Antonis Antoniou
