Pantelis voulgaris biography
- Pantelis Voulgaris (Greek: Παντελής Βούλγαρης; born 23 October 1940) is a Greek film director and screenwriter.
- Pantelis Voulgaris is a Greek film director and screenwriter.
- Biography.
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He studied film direction in Greece and worked in more than 40 films as an assistant director. In 1965 he made his first short film O kleftis (1965) and in 1967 his second short film, Tzimis o Tigris (1966) won many awards in several festivals. In 1972 he made his feature film debut, Anna's Engagement (1972) (Anna's Engagement), which won several wards in the Berlin Film Festival, London Film Festival and more. He spent six months in exile during the Greek junta in 1973. Then he made O megalos erotikos (The Great Love Songs) after Manos Hatzidakis's request about this documentary based on his music work.
In 1977 he directed the controversial political allegory Happy Day . In 1980 he directed _Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927 (1980)_, a film based on the life of the Greek politician. In 1985 he directed Petrina hronia (Stone Years), a strong emotional drama in politically turbulent times based on a true story, which won a best actress award in the Venice Film Festival and was a great commercial success. In 1989 he directed I fanela me to '9' (1988), a film
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The exceptional family saga spans two decades in the history of modern Greece and in the lives of the Saltafero sisters, Orsa and Moscha, their parents,
husbands and children. United and divided by a terrible secret, the two sisters spend their lives in love with the same man. It is a story of passion, family and
loss; it is a tribute to the seafaring men who leave their homes behind, as well as the strong women who wait for them, and hold their worlds together: the
Penelopes of the island of Andros.
Pantelis Voulgaris
was born in Athens in 1940 and studied at the Stavrakou Film School. He worked initially as an assistant director and made his first short in 1965. Since then his films have won international acclaim and numerous awards establishing his reputation as one of the foremost Greek film directors of his generation. Pantelis Voulgaris has also directed several documentaries for Greek television and the hour-long documentary on the poet Yannis Ritsos for German Television. He also directed for the stage. In 1995 Pantelis Voulgaris was honoured
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- 1965 The Kleftis (short)
1966 Tzimis o Tigris (short)
1969 It's Not Just the Beginning (short documentary)
1971 O horos ton tragon (short documentary)
1973 O megalos erotikos (documentary)
1974 To proxenio tis Annas
1977 Happy Day
1980 Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927
1981 Karalos Koun (documentary)
1985 Petrina hronia
1987 Giannis Ritsos (documentary)
1989 I fanela me to '9'
1990 Eikones gia ton
Pavlo Zanna (short documentary)
1991 Isyhes meres tou Avgoustou
1996 Acropolis
1998 Ola einai dromos
2004 Brides
2009 Psyhi vathia
2013 Mikra Anglia Long Way Thin
(Ola Einai DromosOla einai dromos)
Stone Years
(Petrina Horonia)
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Pantelis Voulgaris
Born in Athens in 1940 and studied at the Stavrakou Film school. He worked initially as an assistant director and made his first short The Thief, in 1965. He won his first award with the short film Jimmy, The Tiger (1966). This was followed by further distinctions at many festivals with his documentary The Goat Dance (1969) and his feature films Anna'sCopyright ©axissmog.pages.dev 2025