Voyage to Cythera

1984 2h 19m EL

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 63

Drama

Synopsis

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An old communist returning to Greece after 32 years in the Soviet Union is disillusioned with the state of things.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Manos Katrakis
Spyros
Mairi Hronopoulou
Voula
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Antonis
Dora Volanaki
Katerina
Giulio Brogi
Alexandros
Giorgos Nezos
Panagiotis
Athinodoros Prousalis
chief of police
Mihalis Giannatos
police officer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Theo Angelopoulos
Writers: Theo Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra, Thanasis Valtinos
Languages: Greek, English
Countries: Greece, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Greek, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Greece, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Theo Angelopoulos, shot by Giorgos Arvanitis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Manos Katrakis and Mairi Hronopoulou and Dionysis Papagiannopoulos carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0088241 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Theo Angelopoulos directs. Giorgos Arvanitis behind the camera. Giorgos Triandafyllou cuts. Produced in Greece, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Greek, English.

Trivia

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Greek, English.
3International production across 4 countries: Greece, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Theo Angelopoulos, shot by Giorgos Arvanitis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Giorgos Triandafyllou shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Manos Katrakis and Mairi Hronopoulou and Dionysis Papagiannopoulos carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0088241 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.