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Voyage to Cythera (1984)

Voyage to Cythera poster
Original title
Ταξίδι στα Κύθηρα
Directed by
Thodoros Angelopoulos
Genre
drama film
Country
Greece
Runtime
2h 15m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly Greek political exile returns home after decades abroad. His family struggles to reconnect with a man who is now a stranger to them.

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What happens

Voyage to Cythera (Greek: Ταξίδι στα Κύθηρα, translit. Taxidi sta Kythira) is a 1984 Greek drama film directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos, and starring Manos Katrakis. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize and the award for Best Screenplay, where it was also nominated for the Palme D'or. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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