End of an Era
Directed byAntonis Kokkinos
Written byAntonis Kokkinos
Alexandros Kakavas
StarringKostas Kazanas
Dimosthenis Papadopoulos
Giorgos Pyrpasopoulos
Despoina Kourti
Pegky Trikalioti
Vangelis Kazan
Despoina Tomazani
CinematographyStavros Hassapis
Edited byIoanna Spiliopoulou
Release date
1994
Running time
98
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

End of an Era (Greek: Τέλος Εποχής Telos Epochis) is a Greek film released in 1994. The film directed by Antonis Kokkinos and stars Kostas Kazanas, Dimosthenis Papadopoulos, Giorgos Pyrpasopoulos, Despoina Kourti, Pegky Trikalioti, Vangelis Kazan and Despoina Tomazani. The film won five awards in Greek State Film Awards and the best film award in Greek Film Critics Association Awards.

Plot

Christos a high school student of the last class moves to Athens with his family in order to prepare better for his entry exams of university. He soon is accepted by a group of school students. He and his new friends live their youth through the era of great changes, at the end of 60s. The music, the theatre, the pirate radio and the love are the way out from the illiberal and conservative environment caused by Greek military junta. At the end of the decade the friends finishes the school and their routes separate.[1][2]

Cast

  • Kostas Kazanas ..... Giorgos
  • Dimosthenis Papadopoulos ..... Christos Vamvakas
  • Giorgos Pyrpasopoulos ..... Pericles
  • Despoina Kourti ..... Lena
  • Pegky Trikalioti ..... Stella
  • Vangelis Kazan ..... Fotis Vamvakas
  • Despoina Tomazani ..... Maria Drosou

Awards

List of awards and nominations[3]
AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
1994 Greek State Film AwardsBest FilmAntonis KokkinosWon
Best ScreenplayAntonis Kokkinos, Alexandros KakavasWon
Best Supporting ActressPegky TrikaliotiWon
Best EditingIoanna SpiliopoulouWon
Best SoundNikos PapadimitriouWon
Greek Film Critics Association AwardsBest FilmAntonis KokkinosWon

References

  1. ↑ "End of an Era". tainiothiki.gr. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Telos Epohis" (in Greek). clickatlife.gr. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "awards". imdb.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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