Notias (2016)

'Change your life, not your story'

Director:

Tassos Boulmetis

Writers:

Tassos Boulmetis, Giannis Tsiros (consultant writer)

Stars:

Yiannis Niarros, Themis Panou, Maria Kallimani

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yiannis Niarros	...	Stavros (as Giannis Niaros)
Themis Panou	...	Sotiris
Maria Kallimani	...	Magda
Taxiarhis Hanos	...	Thanos Lazaridis
Argyris Xafis	...	Efstathiou
Errikos Litsis	...	Pelatis Thanou
Omiros Poulakis	...	Stelios
Giorgos Biniaris	...	Daskalos Papatheou
Dimitris Imellos	...	Andrey
Chara Mata Giannatou	...	Aliki (as Hara-Mata Giannatou)
Melissanthi Mahut	...	Betty
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yannis Anastasakis	...	Mimis Xylourgos
Maria Antoulinaki	...	Tzevoula
Marika Deligianni	...	Gerontokori
Aggelos Dovinos

Storyline

In the early 1970s, with Greece under the rule of a military junta, pre-teen Stavros discovers a strange accompaniment to the awakening of eros: he subverts the meanings of classical myths, creating strange physical symptoms in those around him. Stavros' conservative parents, perplexed and flustered, take him from specialist to specialist. Diagnoses vary, until a fortune-teller deems that the boy is victim of a rare, ancient disease, which exhibits himself when he is in love. After the collapse of the junta, as Stavros meets the toils of love and politics in university, the influence of his strange affliction extends, from his immediate environment into the political arena.

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Plot Keywords:

1970s | nude posing | photographer | coup | peeping | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

References Solaris (1972)

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Soundtracks

Vlemma Ston Notia

• Evanthia Rempoutsika 02:19

"La Boca" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 02:59
"Cinemascope" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 02:15
"Mia Varka Ston Amazonio" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 01:57
"Erwtiko" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 02:55
"Sineak" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 01:04
"Te Quiero" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 02:51
"Notias" - Giwrgos Margariths 03:29
"Requiem Ths Metapolitefshs" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 04:27
"Epafh" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 02:17
"Mhn Ksanagyrnas" - Anatolh Margiola 03:34
"Ta Logia Tou Notia" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 02:48
"Sta Paralia Ths Troias" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 02:32
"Barrio Osvaldo" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 01:24
"Stis Geitonies" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 02:55
"H Prwth Mou Agaph" - Evanthia Rempoutsika 03:06

User Reviews

Atmosphere and beauty

Since the introductory scene, the movie is taking you into a world of the past, in the atmosphere of the '60's. This is well sustained by the music, by the costumes and also by the excellent photography. The story line mixes fantasy, humour and creativity. It is the story of a young photographer in need of following the myths of his childhood, but giving them a totally different meaning. He denies to take over the business of their family friend and continue photographing in order to follow his desire to become a film maker and sometimes to turn the stories upside down. We learn through his story the meaning of "notias", where the imagination meets the past. It is the film of a becoming and I've rated it 8 because of its very good artistic realization.

Details

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

January 2016 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Mythopathy

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$894,783

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magikon, Onion Films, Ote tv

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1