Variety's Ten Euro Directors to Watch 2013 / I aionia epistrofi tou Antoni Paraskeua / Greece 2013
Clearly a take on a country in crisis and celebrity culture, this Greek Weird Wave entry makes up for its formally less striking execution with a more accessible story. It follows an aging morning talkshow host who stages his own kidnapping in order to pay off his debts and orchestrate an elaborate comeback.
A Greek Weird Wave entry of sorts that makes up for its formally less striking execution with a more accessible story, The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas follows an aging morning talkshow host who stages his own kidnapping in order to pay off his debts and orchestrate an elaborate comeback. Clearly a take on a country in crisis, as well as the way celebrity culture has replaced more traditional hero worship, this confident feature helming debut by filmmaker Elina Psykou is sharp enough to book niche theatrical outings on top of its fest bookings. While the film never quite veers into The Shining territory, there’s a touch of madness at work here as the protagonist obsessively scans the celebrity magazines and evening news for articles about his "kidnapping” — which, it turns out, he set up with his TV station’s boss so the heavily indebted Antonis can use the ransom money and work on his ratings by becoming a sensational news story himself.
88 min / Color, DCP
Director Elina Psykou
/ Screenplay Elina Psykou
/ Dir. of Photography Dionysis Efthimiopoulos
/ Music Felizol
/ Editor Nikos Vavouris
/ Producer Giorgos Karnevas, Elina Psykou
/ Production Giorgos Karnevas, Guanco
/ Cast Christos Stergioglou, Maria Kallimani, Giorgos Souxes, Theodora Tzimou
/ Contact m-appeal world sales UG
Elina Psykou (b. 1977, Athens) studied direction at Lykourgos Stavrakos Film School and sociology at Panteion University, both in Athens. She then studied cultural history at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. In 2007 she participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus for emerging filmmakers. She has written and directed two shorts, as well as TV spots for the Greek National Opera. In addition, she has worked as an assistant director and a film and theater producer. The film The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas won the Works-in-Progress award at KVIFF 2012 and was screened at this year’s Berlinale in the Forum section.
m-appeal world sales UG
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Elina Psykou
Film Director, Film Director
Christos Stergioglou
Actor, Actor
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