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Summer in the City

As a teenager, I could never understand why everyone was always so anxious to leave Athens in the summer. Don’t get me wrong, I loved getting away to an island or two for a few weeks but I always looked … Continue reading

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Legendary Greek Filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos Dies

On Tuesday January 24, 2012 Greece and the world of cinema lost one of its favourite sons, director and filmmaker Theodoros Angelopoulos. Angelopoulos was struck down by a motorcycle as he was attempting to cross a busy highway while on … Continue reading

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