Lefteris Dimakopoulos

Lefteris Dimakopoulos is a Greek film released in 1993, directed by Periklis Hoursoglou. The film stars Nikos Georgakis, Maria Skoula and Nikos Orphanos. The film won four awards in Greek State Film Awards, as well the best film award in Greek Film Critics Association Awards.

Lefteris Dimakopoulos
Directed byPeriklis Hoursoglou
Written byPeriklis Hoursoglous
StarringNikos Georgakis
Maria Skoula
Nikos Orphanos
CinematographyStamatis Giannoulis
Edited byTakis Yannopoulos
Release date
September 1993
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Plot

The story takes place during the last years of the Junta. Lefteris, a young man with dreams aspires to become a successful and free man. So he leaves from his agricultural village to study in the Polytechnic University of Athens. In Athens, he lives with his girlfriend Dimitra, despite the opposition of his uncle who pay tuitions of his studies. Nevertheless, the next years, he feels that his relation with Dimitra becomes an obstacle to his ambitions. Finally he breaks up with his girlfriend. After many years he has become a successful engineer, but a visit of his best friend reminds him in the lost love with Dimitra. Then, he perceives that he hadn't won happiness.[1][2]

Cast
  • Nikos Georgakis as Lefteris
  • Maria Skoula as Dimitra
  • Nikos Orphanos as Panayiotis

Awards
List of awards and nominations[3][1]
AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
1993 Greek State Film AwardsBest FilmPeriklis HoursoglouWon
Best CinematographyStamatis GiannoulisWon
Best Production DesignAnastasia ArseniWon
Best First Film DirectorPeriklis HoursoglouWon
Greek Film Critics Association AwardsBest FilmPeriklis HoursoglouWon

References
  1. "Lefteris Dimakopoulos". tainiothiki.gr. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. "Lefteris Dimakopoulos (1994)". nytimes.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. "awards". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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