Giorgos Kotanidis

Acting

Giorgos Kotanidis

Born February 5, 1945 · Thessaloniki, Greece

Died January 28, 2020 · aged 74

Giorgos Kotanidis (23 May 1945, Drama - 28 January 2020, Athens) was a Greek actor, director and writer. Until the age of twelve, he lived in Drama, the birthplace of his parents who had come as refugees from Pontus. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre, abandoning his studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was one of the creators of the Free Theatre in Allos Pa…

Known For

Captain Corelli's MandolinCaptain Corelli's Mandolin · 2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
★ 5.92001
MovieDramaRomance
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
Hardbodies 2Hardbodies 2 · 1986
Hardbodies 2
★ 3.31986
MovieComedy
A film crew is travelling from America to Greece to produce a movie. Before their work is done they will have to face many unusual situations, along with numerous opportunities for the actresses to take their clothes off.
Pretty SmartPretty Smart · 1987
Pretty Smart
★ 4.81987
MovieDramaComedy
In this adolescent-oriented drama, a young woman is forced to attend a posh finishing school in the Mediterranean. She vents her anger by rebelling against the cruel and sicko headmaster. When she discovers that he has been secretly photographing them naked and profiting from the pictures, she rallies the other girls and gets revenge.
God Loves CaviarGod Loves Caviar · 2012
God Loves Caviar
★ 5.42012
MovieAdventureHistory
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
Electric AngelElectric Angel · 1981
Electric Angel
★ 4.91981
MovieRomanceFantasy
A typical experimental film, in which a variety of audiovisual techniques are used to create the sense of polymorphic eroticism as developed by European and Mediterranean cinematography of the 20th century. Combining the methods of “animation” and “live action”, this intricate work embodies the idea of an “ars combinatoria”. The structure is loose, with neither a central axis nor a point where everything converges, contributing greatly to the open-ended character of the film, where rhythm is the key element.
Living DangerouslyLiving Dangerously · 1987
Living Dangerously
★ 6.61987
MovieComedy
On the morning of the World Cup final, Karamanos, an employee of the Greek Telecommunications Organization (TOE), connects his commander's personal computer to a devilishly complex and explosive device. He threatens to blow up the floor and the satellite dishes above if he is not allowed to appear on the national network 10 minutes before the football match to denounce all the wrongs that plague the lives of Greek citizens and make them victims of a partisan and corrupt state.
The Girl From ManiThe Girl From Mani · 1986
The Girl From Mani
★ 5.31986
MovieDramaRomance
For Her Love Has Become A Desperate Dream.
No Sympathy for the DevilNo Sympathy for the Devil · 1997
No Sympathy for the Devil
★ 6.81997
MovieScience FictionRomance
A modern version of Orpheus and Eurydice. A romance in extremes set at a dystopian future by the acclaimed Greek director Dimitri Athanitis. Provocative, already a cult film. After being released from prison, Eurydice gets a job as a waitress but also as a naked model for a mysterious photographer who blackmails her. Orpheus, a cashier at a super market meets her by chance and falls for her at once. When he loses her, he shall travel all the way to hell, to get her back. Dimitri Athanitis's take on the "Orpheus and Eurydice" myth is stylish and sexy. Lena Kitsipoulou is totally magnetic for her fellow characters and the viewer.

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Βοήθεια γειτόνοιΒοήθεια γειτόνοι · 2003
Βοήθεια γειτόνοι
2003
SeriesComedy

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