Welcome to the fourth annual Greek Film Festival. Greek Cinema Now 2006 offers a gateway to the rich, complex culture of contemporary Greece through its lively and passionate cinema.
Once again the festival's seven-film lineup showcases the range and robustness of recent Greek cinema, with a wide variety of subjects including frantic farce (Woman is a... Tough Person), offbeat cityscape (A Dog's Dream), cross-cultural romance (Alexandria, Liubi), gripping hostage drama (Hostage), and sexually provocative comedy (Honey and the Pig). In addition, the series presents Buzz, a fascinating documentary portrait of Greek American screenwriter A.I. Bezzerides.
Enjoy the festival.
Harry Karahalios, Director
Gene Siskel Film Center The Interparking SELF-PARK, at 20 East Randolph, located between Wabash and State, offers Film Center patrons a discounted parking rate of $14. Patrons are required to show their ticket stub to receive the discount. |
Liubi dir. Layia Yiourgou
Saturday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 16 at 8:00 pm
2005, Greece, 35mm, 96 minutes, In Greek with English subtitles
Starring:
Alexis Georgoulis, Evgenia Kaplan
Liubi is both the Russian word for love and the name of the heroine in this affecting tale of crosscultural romance struggling to survive in the face of prejudice and self-interest. An attractive young Russian caregiver comes to work for an elderly Greek woman whose son falls in love with her. But, even when she becomes pregnant, he keeps their relationship secret, for fear of alienating a rich girl whose wealth seems the answer to his family's dreams.