Welcome to "Enchanted Summers and Dangerous Roads: Greek Cinema Now," at the Gene Siskel Film Center. You'll enjoy fine works by well-known directors like Nikos Perakis, Takis Papayannidis, Christos Dimas, Stamatis Tsarouchas, and up and coming director Layia Giourgou.
You will also enjoy a special presentation of Never on Sunday, the 1960 classic with Melina Mercouri - one of the international gems of classic Greek Cinema, in a newly struck print.
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The Chicago Greek Film Festival thanks Voula Georgakakou, Greek Film Center, Athens; Barbara Scharres and Marty Rubin, The Gene Siskel Film Center; Richard Straub, Lufthansa German Airlines; and Panos Chalvantzis, Dish Network for helping us make this series possible.
Enjoy the festival.
Harry Karahalios, Director
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164 North State Street, Chicago, IL 60601 Advance tickets will be available through Ticketmaster on May 30th |
Secret November dir. Takis Papayannidis
Saturday, June 14 and Tuesday, June 17 at 8:00pm
2002, 35mm, 116min
Starring:
Giorgos Dialegmenos, Athina Maximou, Pashalis Tsarouhas and Nikos Kalogeropoulos
This complex conspiracy thriller explores the links between big business, organized crime, and political corruption. A convicted businessman claims that he was framed by the conglomerate that employed him. Working both ends, he puts a financial squeeze on the conglomerate while at the same time persuading the district attorney to reopen his case by offering information on the organization "Secret November" that murdered the d.a.'s predecessor.