Wednesday, September 24, 2008

UNITAS: an allegory about things we never admit


UNITAS: a Film by Kostis Bassogiannis-Trailer - High Quality
by bassoart


In Unitas, the famous harbor of Eutopia, alias Utopia or New Ampelos, or New Atlantis, also Known as International Community or Free World, or Kithera and numerous other wonderful names, a large number of citizens live in wealth, happiness and order. A larger number of people live as Chris and Lily do. People are dancing and singing in the streets of UNITAS under the influence of an illegal orange – red drug. Sometimes they want to fly, but there is nowhere they can go.

The trains always leave UNITAS without Passengers.

Director: Kostis Bassogiannis
Script-writer: Spiros – Antreas Papadatos, Kostis Bassogiannis
Cinematography: Kostis Bassogiannis
Camera: Kostis Bassogiannis – Zoe Manta
Music: Akis Theotokatos
Drums: Nikos Touliatos
Sound: Teo Babouris
Set design: Spiros Andreas Papadatos
Costumes: Katerina Prokopaki
Editing: Kostis Bassogiannis
Assistant Director: Zoe Manta
Stage Director: Giorgos Kaloxilos
Makeup artist: Maria Papageorgiou
Casting: Fotini Meletea, Marianna Kontouli
Production manager: Petros Papakyriakou
Producer: Kostis Bassogiannis, Mandoo cinema

Starring:
Spiros Andreas Papadatos, Katerina Savrani, Athina Pappa, Nikos Touliatos, Renos Mantis, Larissa Vergou, Panos Garbis, Drorjije Petrovic, Eugenia Deliali

Chris, a drug dealer, and Lily, a prostitute, live in the forgotten port town of UNITAS. Lily wants to leave behind the misery they live in. She wants to fly far away. Chris is hesitant and fearful. Lily abandons him. Chris realizes he can not live without her, “Ok, we’ll fly”. Lily is now fearful. In the port of Unitas, Chris and Lily prepare to spread their wings and take flight, risking it all. Will their strength last, or will it fade? How strong are the wings and will of Chris and Lily? Will they take flight? Will they crash and burn, falling once more in the poorly woven nest that is called Unitas?



Wednesday, August 1, 2007

MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI dies at 94 - Πέθανε στα 94 ο Μικελάντζελο Αντονιόνι





















Red Desert - Κόκκινη Έρημος
(1964)
click on image to see
the marvelous
striptease scene
of "La Notte"

NYTIMES death announcement article
Wikipedia - about the master
Littlerabbit - filmography
IMDb about Antonioni

Blow up (1966)
scenes with David Hemmings, Jane Birkin and Gillian Hills

Monday, July 30, 2007

UNITAS - a film by Kostis Bassogiannis - μια ταινία του Κωστή Μπασογιάννη






























Mandoo
cinema
presents

Spyros Andreas Papadatos and Katerina Savrani

in the film UNITAS

Also featuring: Athina Pappa, Nikos Touliatos, Renos Mantis, Panos Garbis, Larisa Vergou, Drorjije Petrovic, Eugenia Deliali.

Music by Akis Theotokatos

Directed by Kostis Bassogiannis



WATCH TRAILER

INGMAR BERGMAN dies at 89 - Πέθανε 89 χρόνων ο Ιγκμαρ Μπέργκμαν


He knows now... τώρα ξέρει...
the Seventh seal (1957)

NYTimes today's article
Wikipedia about the master





"The series" by cpil

Very interesting
short films
based on blog stories
by Constantinos Pilavios
click on image

Tuesday, January 2, 2007

WE LOVE THIS ART !




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