Yorgos Michalakopoulos

"A," a Greek filmmaker living in exile in the United States, returns to his native Ptolemas to attend a special screening of one of his extremely controversial films. But A's real interest lies elsewhere--the mythical reels of the very first film shot by the Manakia brothers, who, at the dawn of the age of cinema, tirelessly criss-crossed the Balkans and, without regard for national and ethnic strife, recorded the region's history and customs... (imdb)

A story of present-day Athens, of onlookers, of hesitation. Where holding back is normal, no matter how self-destructive. (kg)

A man going literally nuts by politics.

A barber's fiancee, who is a hair-dresser as well, and really resourceful, takes up marrying off his four sisters, so that the couple can get married themselves.

Leonidas, a family man retires from the public sector. He goes on vacation alone, as usually. There he meets the wife of a friend of his, who lives in Switzerland. They become emotionally involved, but Christina goes back to her husband. He follows her, but soon decides to come back to Athens. Christina after a while comes to Athens, seeking their reunion. While Leonidas initially clashes with his family for her, in the end he compromises and decides that the dream is not for him.

An old and peculiar noblewoman lives alone with the sole companion of her staff of servants. Her soft spot are knight tales, read by her romantic secretary, Vasoula.

Manos Tassakos, a seductive lawyer and writer from Athens, commits suicide with a gun in his office. He sends to a friend of his, also a writer, extracts from a book his was about to finish. People who are involved in the story include Kostis Roussis, a great Athens intellectual and his wife Maria Petropoulou, secret lover of Tassakos. (retroDB)

? rising politician in the progressive party accompanies his now ex-wife to the bustling Athens International Airport. Waiting for her flight to come, they decide to have a drink and think of their uncertainties after the troubles of the dictatorship era, their past romance and personal demons.