Thodoros Maragos

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Thodoros Maragos

Born January 1, 1944 · Filiatra, Greece (age 82)

Thodoros Maragos or (alternative form in latin alphabet) Marangos (Greek: Θόδωρος Μαραγκός; born in Filiatra in 1944) is a Greek film director. His work spans film, TV and documentaries. He is best known for his film Learn How to Read and Write, Son (in Greek: Μάθε παιδί μου γράμματα), a satire on fascism and one of the best anti-Junta films of all time. He has won four awards in the 14th Thessalo…

Known For

Laboratory GreeceLaboratory Greece · 2019
Laboratory Greece
★ 8.02019
MovieDocumentaryHistory
A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories. «If Democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed throughout Europe» Paul Craig Roberts
The Golden GripThe Golden Grip · 2026
The Golden Grip
2026
MovieDocumentary
In the mid-1960s, Kostas left his village in Crete dreaming of becoming a star. His rugged physique and humble background afforded him only small “tough-guy” roles, yet in numerous Greek films – from big studio productions and renowned auteur masterpieces to low-budget exploitation films alike. By placing a support actor at centerstage, the film traces five decades of Greek cinema.
Black BeeeBlack Beee · 2005
Black Beee
★ 5.52005
MovieDocumentary
An ancient Greek philosopher, Epicurus, wrote in the first century AD, a letter to Thodorakis the neo-Greek. When Thodorakis learn about it, he travels to Italy and specifically in the area that the letter where found along with 2000 other ancient Greek texts, in order to receive it from the Italian archaeologists.
Get on Your MarkGet on Your Mark · 1973
Get on Your Mark
★ 8.01973
MovieDrama
In Filiatra, a half deserted township of Messinia, the remaining farmers face a constant struggle to pay off their debts to the Agricultural Bank.
The RaceThe Race · 1975
The Race
1975
MovieDocumentary
The struggles of the Greek people during the dictatorship and the early post-dictatorship period.
BoobheadsBoobheads · 2008
Boobheads
★ 5.02008
MovieComedy
In a prison cell two lifers meet, a former truck driver and the other one a "volunteer" who entered the prison because he believes that life as an inmate prisoner is better than outside.
Educate Yourself My SonEducate Yourself My Son · 1981
Educate Yourself My Son
★ 7.61981
MovieDramaComedy
The most important political, post-military junta satire about the nation, the religion, the education, the family.
Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mouTi ehoun na doun ta matia mou · 1984
Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou
★ 8.01984
MovieComedyDrama
Three friends reunite in Athens after struggling abroad. They think of a business idea but quickly realise that not everything goes as planned. When they reach out to a lawyer friend for help, they find that we are all on our own.

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PlotPlot · 1971
Plot
1971
MovieDocumentary
Life on a plot of land in Petralona in three seasons of the year. An amusement park is set up in an alana in the fall, the plot is deserted in the winter, and in the spring it serves as a stadium where the school's gymnastics demonstrations take place, which during the Junta become another tool of disorientation from the regime. A composition of moments of life as it flows in one of the then less glittering corners of the capital, where a space acquires its own essence. The passage of time sculpts the character of a piece of land, leaving its marks on it, just as it would on a person. Moments of joy and vitality give way to a rainy melancholy, like mood swings at the change of seasons. Until interest, an external force, dissolves everything during the construction of a building. The end is inexorable and inevitable.

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