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.
The Chicago Greek Film Festival is the first organization in the community that will dedicate its mission to promote the understanding and appreciation of Greek Cinema. Bookmark our website for updates and future events.
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 |
Too Late Tomorrow dir. Layia Giourgou
Saturday, June 7 and Tuesday, June 10 at 8:00pm
2002, 35mm, 95min
Starring:
Alexis Georgoulis, Marina Kaloyirou and Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos
In her second film, Layia Giourgou fashions a gritty film-noir thriller filled with action, romance, and hot young actors. Petty thief Andonis (handsome Alexis Georgoulis of THE BUBBLE), out of jail on a 48-hour leave, gets mixed up with a beautiful young hooker who is trying to break free of her pimp. The couple are joined by the girl's younger brother (18-year-old heartthrob Odysseas Papaspilopoulos) and set out in a stolen car on a one-way road to trouble.