Andreas Barkoulis

Acting

Andreas Barkoulis

Born August 4, 1936 · Piraeus, Greece

Died August 23, 2016 · aged 80

Andreas Barkoulis (Greek: Ανδρέας Μπάρκουλης; 4 August 1936 – 23 August 2016) was a Greek actor. He graduated from the “Kostis Mihailides” drama school. He was among the most popular male actors of the 1950s and 1960s in Greece. Barkoulis, acted in 109 films and played in the theatre and television for over 50 years. He was considered such a heartthrob that a popular expression of the era was crea…

Known For

ProvocationProvocation · 1971
Provocation
★ 4.21971
MovieDramaRomance
Angelos holds nothing in Greece. His sweetheart married his former friend, the woman who once was his first, killed. Here it is just waiting for disappointment, so all the money he buys a ticket to Australia. But while the young man is waiting for departure in his life to happen a new love experience. A chance meeting with Isabella on the ship that was carrying him to Athens, would be for Angelos another test, would lead to a meeting with the past and will be the key to unlocking the old crime.
The Lake of SighsThe Lake of Sighs · 1959
The Lake of Sighs
★ 5.61959
MovieHistoryDrama
Ioannina, in the beginning of the 19th century. The whole Greece is under Turks. Ioannina is governed by the fierce and vulgar Ali Pasas. Ali’s eldest son, Muchtar, falls in love with a young Greek widow, Frosyni. The problem is, he’s married to the vindictive and cruel Chanife. And the muslim penalty for having an affair with a married man is death…
Η καρδιά της μάναςΗ καρδιά της μάνας · 1963
Η καρδιά της μάνας
1963
MovieDrama
The Two Faces of LoveThe Two Faces of Love · 1972
The Two Faces of Love
★ 4.31972
MovieDrama
Eleana is a prostitute who appears to have been abused when she was younger. During her daily encounters with various clients, she meets a young labourer called Christos whom she momentarily tries to develop a normal relationship with. Old habits die hard and she soon hits the streets again but it's too late, Christos has become infatuated with Eleana and plans to marry her. Gradually, the pressure and stress of the situation starts to take it's toll on Eleana's sanity and leads to a surreal, nightmarish climax!
House on the RocksHouse on the Rocks · 1974
House on the Rocks
★ 3.91974
MovieDramaRomance
Elena, the wife of a very rich man, spends the summer on an island in the Aegean Sea, doing archaeological research. One day her son comes to visit her son from her first marriage. The sea, the sun, the shepherds with ancient half-lingual rites, a handsome youth, not yet an old woman - no one remembered what happened in Ancient Greece ...
A poor OnassisA poor Onassis · 1969
A poor Onassis
★ 5.31969
MovieComedy
A poor accountant, but with the enigmatic name Agisilaos Onassis (Kostas Voutsas), who dreams of a great life, suddenly learns that he only has a month left to live. He abandons everything and, with the savings he has on his side, is leaving on an island to spend this last month of his life as rich.
An Italian in GreeceAn Italian in Greece · 1958
An Italian in Greece
★ 6.21958
MovieComedy
Charming, affluent--with his father's money--and self-assured, a frivolous son who can have any woman he desires falls head over heels for a beautiful Italian student; however, she is a hard nut to crack. Will he manage to impress her?
A Pitiful Don JuanA Pitiful Don Juan · 1960
A Pitiful Don Juan
★ 5.41960
MovieComedy
A wealthy man is responsible for his friend’s daughter, who has come to Athens to study. The girl messes up his life and soon falls in love with him. Although he behaves like a father to her, he is tempted and jealous and flirts with her in front of a charming classmate of her, who is also interested in the girl.

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1821 at the Cinema1821 at the Cinema · 2021
1821 at the Cinema
2021
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In 1821, in Cinema, he records the cinematic representations of the Revolution from the first decades of the 20th century. until the present day. Despite the fact that the Revolution of 1821 constitutes the founding act of the modern Greek state, as a subject matter it is underrepresented in national film production. This is one of the points on which the research looks, which simultaneously examines the periods of concentration of films on the subject of the Revolution or, respectively, the periods of its collective silence. The purpose of the documentary is to study the ideological discourse and the cinematic language of the films with the theme of 1821, in order to highlight the function of the cinema as a carrier of Public History and as a factor in shaping the collective historical consciousness.

(archive footage)