Theophilos
Θεόφιλος
Release: 1987-09-30
·Runtime: 115m
·★ 5.7
Drama
Unbeknownst to the 19th-century Greek "primitive" painter Theofilos, other painters around the world at the time were also exploring non-academic subjects, focusing on the everyday lives of ordinary persons. In the U.S., the group of painters who chose such subjects were dubbed "the Ashcan school." Though Theofilos remained unknown in his lifetime, this biographical drama explores the painter's life from his birth on the Isle of Lesbos (Lesvos) in 1868 to the time when he developed his characteristic style, following his discharge from the Greek army.
Production Countries
Greece
Production Companies
ERT
Greek Film Centre
Cast
Thodoros Exarhos
Dinos Lyras
Dimitris Katalifos
as Theofilos Hatzimihail
Dimitris Kamberidis
as Stavros Hatzimihail
Themis Manesis
as Iska the Magician
Manolis Sormainis
Stamatis Fasoulis
as Stratis
Irini Hatzikonstadi
as Kama
Yvonne Maltezou
as Nun
Takis Halas
as Iska's assistant
Stratos Pahis
as Cafe owner
