Reconstruction (1970)

★ 7.0/10 100 min Crime, Drama Greece EL

Director: Theo Angelopoulos

Writers: Thanasis Valtinos, Stratis Karras
Screenplay by: Theo Angelopoulos

Streaming: Not available

Description

An immigrant returns to his village after many years, only to find that no one is waiting for him. When his wife and her lover murder him, an investigator attempts to reconstruct the crime, while a film crew documents the event.

Top Cast

Toula Stathopoulou Eleni

Yannis Totsikas Hristos Gikas

Thanos Grammenos Eleni's Brother

Petros Hoedas Prosecutor

Mihalis Fotopoulos Kostas Gousis

Yannis Balaskas Police Officer

Mersoula Kapsali Eleni's Sister-in-Law

Fokas Kapsalis

Reconstruction Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’

UNESCO #275

Filmmaker Curation

Yorgos Lanthimos's Favorite Movies

IndieWire #30