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1821 at the Cinema (2021)

★ 0.0/10 32 min Documentary, History Greece EL
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Description

In 1821, in Cinema, he records the cinematic representations of the Revolution from the first decades of the 20th century. until the present day. Despite the fact that the Revolution of 1821 constitutes the founding act of the modern Greek state, as a subject matter it is underrepresented in national film production. This is one of the points on which the research looks, which simultaneously examines the periods of concentration of films on the subject of the Revolution or, respectively, the periods of its collective silence. The purpose of the documentary is to study the ideological discourse and the cinematic language of the films with the theme of 1821, in order to highlight the function of the cinema as a carrier of Public History and as a factor in shaping the collective historical consciousness.

Top Cast

Constantine Markoulakis
Constantine Markoulakis Νarrator
Jenny Karezi
Jenny Karezi (archive footage)
Irene Papas
Irene Papas (archive footage)
Dimitris Papamichael
Dimitris Papamichael (archive footage)
Katia Dandoulaki
Katia Dandoulaki (archive footage)
Andreas Barkoulis
Andreas Barkoulis (archive footage)
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos (archive footage)
Nikos Kourkoulos
Nikos Kourkoulos (archive footage)

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