Nikos Papatakis

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Nikos Papatakis

Born July 4, 1918 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Died December 16, 2010 · aged 92

Nico Papatakis was an Ethiopian-born Greek filmmaker, who lived in France. Papatakis was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and spent his early years between Ethiopia and Greece. In 1939, he established himself in Paris and worked as an extra in films. Eventually, he owned the famous Parisian club 'La Rose Rouge' where performers included singer Juliette Gréco. He was married to actress Anouk Aimée fr…

Known For

Short CircuitShort Circuit · 1981
Short Circuit
10.01981
MovieDrama
Gérald, former champion of motorcycle competitions, after an accident that causes him to lose the use of his right becomes a trainer for young riders. But because he can not make enough money, he takes part in a burglary.
ShadowsShadows · 1960
Shadows
6.91960
MovieDrama
The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he thought it was.
The DepthsThe Depths · 1963
The Depths
6.61963
MovieDramaCrime
A bourgeois family, who is harassed and humiliated, ruins their young maids without pay for several years.
Song of LoveSong of Love · 1972
Song of Love
7.01972
MovieDramaFantasy
Two prisoners in complete isolation, separated by the thick brick walls, and desperately in need of human contact, devise a most unusual kind of communication.
Gloria MundiGloria Mundi · 1976
Gloria Mundi
4.41976
MovieDrama
An actress of political torture movies made by her husband has to finish his latest film and arrange a screening for distributors while the husband, who is also secretly an anarchist revolutionary, is away for some resistance operation.
The Red RoseThe Red Rose · 1951
The Red Rose
5.61951
MovieComedy
The Jacques Brothers, their temporary replacements, Yves Gérard and his troupe, as well as a famous movie star looking for a new partner, Evelyne Dorsey, are causing disruption at the "La Rose rouge" cabaret, the most famous cellar in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, to the delight of regulars.
Une page d'amourUne page d'amour · 1980
Une page d'amour
6.71980
MovieDrama
In Passy, ​​Paris, 1895. The young widow Hélène calls the doctor Henri Deberle during the night, when her daughter Jeanne suddenly gets breathless. Together they spend the night at the bedside, and it develops from a trusting encounter a love relationship. When the doctor Hélène one day confesses his love, the daughter comes from jealousy in another, life-threatening crisis. A film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Émile Zola, which addresses the social milieu of the bourgeois family in the "Second Empire".
The PhotographThe Photograph · 1987
The Photograph
6.71987
MovieDrama
A young Greek man goes to Paris seeking help from a solitary and almost misanthropic distant relative who works as a furrier. With him, he takes nothing from his homeland but a photograph of a woman that he finds on the pavement. A misunderstanding regarding the photograph sets off a series of dramatic misunderstandings which trap him in a vicious circle of lies and fantasies.

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