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Athens, Return to the Acropolis (1983)

Athens, Return to the Acropolis poster
Original title
Αθήνα, επιστροφή στην Ακρόπολη
Directed by
Thodoros Angelopoulos
Genre
documentary film
Country
Greece
Runtime
43 min
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The filmmaker creates a portrait of Athens using mythology, history, and collected memories. It was made as part of a television series about European cultural capitals.

contemplativelyricalhistoricalatmosphericmeditativenostalgicpersonalslow-paced

What happens

Athènes, retour sur l'Acropole (Αθήνα, επιστροφή στην Ακρόπολη, Athina, epistrofi stin Akropoli) est un film grec réalisé par Theo Angelopoulos, sorti en 1983. Athènes, retour sur L'acropole est un moyen métrage destiné à faire partie d'une série de documentaires télévisées sur les capitales culturelles européennes. Théo Angelopoulos s'appuie fortement sur les mythes, l'histoire et les souvenirs collectés pour réaliser le portrait de sa ville natale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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