Metropoles

1975 1h 30m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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This is an experimental film featuring an allegorical audiovisual symphony of image, text (excerpts from works by Proust and verses from Rilke’s poetry) and music through the use of archival photographs taken from Illustration Magazine. It focuses on the urban establishment and links the wave of Western colonization to the period right before the Great War (1914-1918).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Blumlain Gerhart
Narrator(voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kostas Sfikas
Writers: Kostas Sfikas, Rainer Maria Rilke
Countries: Greece

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kostas Sfikas, shot by Diamantis Ananidis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Manos Efstratiadis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0265331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kostas Sfikas directs. Diamantis Ananidis behind the camera. Manos Efstratiadis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Greece.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kostas Sfikas, shot by Diamantis Ananidis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Manos Efstratiadis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt0265331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.