Rom

  • November 22, 2023 / 13:00

Director: Menelaos Karamaghiolis
Narrators: Ilektra Alexandropoulou, Yorgos Konstas, Menelaos Karamaghiolis, Marika Tziralidou
Greece, 1989, 76', DCP, color
Greek with Turkish, English subtitles 

The film, considered a milestone in Greek documentary film history, observes the evolution and lives of the Roma in Europe through the perspectives of four different individuals. The teacher delves deeply into their roots; the photographer documents the current reality of a community that lacks a written tradition or an official history through photographs. The elderly woman Tamara revives a collective memory through the stories and ancient tales she narrates; while the young Aima offers another perspective from the viewpoint of the new generation, exploring the future and the quest for identity. The film, a daring attempt in its theme and style, caused significant astonishment at the time and was prohibited from being broadcast on state television.

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Rom

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Megara

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Theofilos

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The Other Letter

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The Travelling Players

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See You

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Midnight Horror Stories: The Landlord <br> Hakan Bıçakcı

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Hakan Bıçakcı

Three people sleeping side by side. On the uncomfortable seats of the stuffy airplane in the air. Three friends. I’m the friend in the window seat. The other two are a couple, Emre and Melisa. I’m alone, they are together. And another difference. I’ve only closed my eyes. They are asleep.

Portrait of a Bullfighter (1797)

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The man is depicted in three-quarters view, turning straight to the viewers with a penetrating glance. The background is grey, while the clothes, the hair, and cap are black. 

The First Nudes

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Men were the first nudes in Turkish painting. The majority of these paintings were academic studies executed in oil paint; they were part of the education of artists that had finally attained the opportunity to work from the live model. The gender of the models constituted an obstacle in the way of characterizing these paintings as ‘nudes’.