Writing
Vasilis Vasilikos
Born November 18, 1934 · Kavala, Thasos, Greece
Died November 30, 2023 · aged 89
Vassilis Vassilikos (Greek: Βασίλης Βασιλικός, born November 18, 1934) is a prolific Greek writer and diplomat. A native of the northern Greek island of Thassos, Vassilikos grew up in Salonika, graduating from law school there before moving to Athens to work as a journalist. Due to his political activities, he was forced into exile following the 1967 military coup, where he spent the next seven ye…
Known For
Z · 1969Z
★ 7.81969
MovieThrillerCrime
A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.
Adults in the Room · 2019Adults in the Room
★ 6.52019
MovieDrama
A universal theme: a story of people trapped in an inhuman network of power. The brutal circle of the Eurogroup meetings, who impose on Greece the dictatorship of austerity, where humanity and compassion are utterly disregarded. A claustrophobic trap with no way out, exerting pressures on the protagonists which finally divide them.
The Night with Silena · 1986The Night with Silena
★ 5.81986
MovieDramaRomance
With the youthful remembrance of the mysterious beauty he used to secretly admire from afar still etched in his mind, a young man will unexpectedly spot a dead ringer of her and attempt to appease his long-suppressed feelings.
Loneliness Everywhere, Loneliness Nowhere · 1998Loneliness Everywhere, Loneliness Nowhere
★ 3.81998
MovieRomanceDrama
A couple in crisis comes closer when the woman (who suspecting her husband of adultery) decides to work as a dancer in a nightclub. When he sees her dancing, he desires her again.
Broken April · 1987Broken April
★ 9.01987
MovieDrama
A 100-year-old family feud in Albania continues to target men for vengeful execution in this somber drama.
Nausicaa · 1971Nausicaa
★ 6.31971
MovieTV MovieDrama
A girl, whose father is from Greece, studies ancient art in France. The film was made for television but never broadcast for political reasons related to its portrayal of Greeks. A work print was screened in Belgium in 1971, and the film is now available in reconstructed form.
Varieté · 1985Varieté
★ 5.01985
MovieComedyDrama
An actor's troupe puts up a variety show.
Young Aphrodites · 1963Young Aphrodites
★ 6.41963
MovieDramaRomance
200 BC. During a merciless drought, the brute nature of man and the delicate essence of woman become inextricably intertwined, as the omnipotence of the carnal instinct demands the total surrender of the flesh.
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Varieté · 1985Varieté
★ 5.01985
MovieComedyDrama
An actor's troupe puts up a variety show.
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