Landscape in the Mist (1988)

Two children journey the long road to Germany to find the man they believe to be their father.

Director:

Theodoros Angelopoulos

Writers:

Theodoros Angelopoulos (story), Theodoros Angelopoulos (screenplay)

Stars:

Michalis Zeke, Tania Palaiologou, Stratos Tzortzoglou

12 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michalis Zeke	...	Alexandros
Tania Palaiologou	...	Voula
Stratos Tzortzoglou	...	Orestis
Eva Kotamanidou	...	Actress
Aliki Georgouli	...	Actress
Vasilis Kolovos	...	Truck Driver
Vasilis Bouyiouklakis	...	Restaurateur
Ilias Logothetis	...	Seagull
Vangelis Kazan	...	Actor
Stratos Pahis	...	Actor
Mihalis Giannatos	...	Train Station Guardian
Kiriakos Katrivanos	...	Actor
Grigoris Evangelatos	...	Actor
Giannis Fyrios	...	Accordionist
Nikos Kouros	...	Theater Owner

Storyline

Road movie about two children (Voula and Alexandre) searching for their father who is supposed to live in Germany. Their obsession for this father figure will take them to the boundaries between childhood and adolescence.

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Plot Keywords:

germany | rape of a child | rape | three word title | children | 

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Taglines:

A voyage of initiation.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

After the scene of the hand surfacing out from the sea, the young actor says the sentence 'Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels' hierarchies?'. This sentence is from The First Elegy by Rainer Maria Rilke.

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Quotes

Orestis: If I were to shout, who would hear me out of the armies of angels?

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Crazy Credits

Opening titles: The band "The Last Drive" is heard from their Hitch-hyke records' "Underworld Shakedown" album (credit appears on the same screen with those for photography assistants).

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Connections

Featured in Les enfants jouent à la Russie (1993)

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Soundtracks

The Night Of The Phantom
Written by Larry Slater & Larry Roquemore
Performed by The Last Drive

User Reviews

Some Strong Imagery

A road movie about two children (Voula and Alexandre) searching for their father who is supposed to live in Germany. Their obsession for this father figure will take them to the boundaries between childhood and adolescence.

"Landscape in the Mist" was Angelopoulos' first film to be distributed in the United States, being distributed by New Yorker Films. This also happens to be the first of his films that I have seen, and one of the first Greek films, for that matter. (If I have seen more than ten Greek films I would be surprised.) The concept is great, but what really sells the film is some of the strong imagery. The most gripping part of the entire film was when a helicopter came and lifted something out of the water... it was captivating and seemed to possess far more meaning than it possibly should have.

Details

Country:

Greece France Italy

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

10 September 1988 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Landscape in the Mist

Filming Locations:

Ioannina, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paradis Films, Greek Film Center, Greek Television ET-1

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1