In James Prineas’ new quirky comedy, Lost on Kythera, Aphrodite and her assistant Hymeros (played by A-List Greek actors Danae Mikalaki and Georgos Papageorgiou) make sure of it, especially when archaeologist Nancy Filodoxopoulos and her university assistant, Benson, start poking around the island’s ruins in search of Aphrodite’s famous lost temple. As Aphrodite watches them grow ever more earnest in their quest, she is forced to use all her godly powers to keep her sacred temple invisible.
The temple-hunters aren’t the only ones to get caught up in the island’s many secrets. Young lovers Louie and Maria arrive on the island for a romantic getaway, only to be plunged into a comic mystery of their own. Abandoned in a deserted village by Kythera’s famous Blind Taxi Driver, the couple must scramble to find their way out of a labyrinth in which all paths lead back to the same place. Their hopes of an escape are raised when they encounter the village’s sole inhabitant Aliki Mavromattis (Greek theatre icon Efi Stamouli), then complicated when her offers of help seem more like macabre goose chases.
Στη νέα ιδιότυπη κωμωδία του James Prineas, Lost on Kythera, η Αφροδίτη και ο βοηθός της Ύμερος (τους οποίους υποδύονται οι Έλληνες ηθοποιοί Α-List Δανάη Μιχαλάκη και Γιώργος Παπαγεωργίου) φροντίζουν γι' αυτό, ειδικά όταν η αρχαιολόγος Νάνσυ Φιλοδοξοπούλου και ο πανεπιστημιακός βοηθός της, Μπένσον, αρχίζουν να ψάχνουν στα ερείπια του νησιού αναζητώντας τον περίφημο χαμένο ναό της Αφροδίτης. Καθώς η Αφροδίτη τους παρακολουθεί να γίνονται όλο και πιο σοβαροί στην αναζήτησή τους, αναγκάζεται να χρησιμοποιήσει όλες τις θεϊκές της δυνάμεις για να κρατήσει τον ιερό της ναό αόρατο.
Οι κυνηγοί του ναού δεν είναι οι μόνοι που παγιδεύονται στα πολλά μυστικά του νησιού. Οι νεαροί εραστές Λούι και Μαρία φτάνουν στο νησί για μια ρομαντική απόδραση, μόνο και μόνο για να βυθιστούν σε ένα δικό τους κωμικό μυστήριο. Εγκαταλελειμμένοι σε ένα εγκαταλελειμμένο χωριό από τον περίφημο τυφλό ταξιτζή των Κυθήρων, το ζευγάρι πρέπει να παλέψει για να βρει το δρόμο του έξω από έναν λαβύρινθο στον οποίο όλα τα μονοπάτια οδηγούν πίσω στο ίδιο μέρος. Οι ελπίδες τους για απόδραση αναπτερώνονται όταν συναντούν τη μοναδική κάτοικο του χωριού Αλίκη Μαυρομάτη (το είδωλο του ελληνικού θεάτρου Έφη Σταμούλη), και στη συνέχεια περιπλέκονται όταν οι προσφορές της για βοήθεια μοιάζουν περισσότερο με μακάβριο κυνήγι χήνας.
The endearing stars of Kythera mon Amour are back! Poppy and Georgos have hit it rich in Australia and now return to Kythera together, but with completely separate visions of what happens next. And handsome Young George has also returned, but his life is in tatters and he looks for a hideaway to contemplate a solution to the mess which his life has become.
Some are born to fame, others achieve it by hard work. For Italian artist Stefano Bosis fame comes pissing in his plant pot. And he grasps it without hesitation! And wraps it up!
In a world where fiction pales in comparison to political reality, there is still a few bits of fun to be had, but not without suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous personalities... As part of the Trump Fiction series, The Hungry President combines liberal adult fantasy with oddball hilarity.
In "Winter on Kythera" a young woman escapes to the Greek island of Kythera to live in an isolated cabin. But has she really escaped? The film, like the season, has it's sunny moments mixed with ferocious winds and torrential rain. And, despite her attempts to avoid contact, there are more than just a few goats to deal with, even on the sparsely populated Kythera. More here.
Young Aphrodite thinks she's escaped civilisation in an old shack on the isolated West Coast of Kythera. Instead the world seems to be beating a path to her doorstep. When Old George literally lands in her cistern, she knows she has a problem on her hands.
The Greek Island of Kythera lies on the route between the Middle East and Italy, so it was only a matter of time before the refugee crisis reached her shores. Joseph from Syria thinks he's escaped persecution by reaching the shores of the country of his dreams: Italy. Instead he is discovered languishing on the shores of this small Greek island.
If it weren't for his goats, the life of Tzimmy the Shepherd would be unbearably lonely. When he discovers that the beautiful Maria is all alone as well, he can imagine nothing better than solving their common solitude.
Living alone in an isolated cabin during the Greek Winter can do strange things to a person. Combine that with recalcitrant inanimate objects and you have the plot for this short Greek comedy staring the Greek actress Maria Thanas.
A teenager's best friend is his... mobile phone? But is the relationship reciprocated? And does artificial intelligence really need a human interlocular to communicate? This short film staring seasoned young actor Louie Betton, will be available for viewing later in the year.
Can the subject of a portrait view the work-in-progress without changing their demeanor? Can the painter of the portrait interperate the intensity of human emotions? Carlota and Stefano try to find out in this quirky art-comedy full of twists and shouts.
Finalist in the 2017 Sydney Tropfest, The Beekeepers turns the migration story on its head when two old siblings decide to try their luck in Australia. But they'll have to leave behind more than just their house and animals...
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Leaving your mother and home for another country can be a test of will for the best Greek Island Bachelor, but when young George has to choose between a future in Australia or an array of quirky passionate commitments in an economically stricken Greece, his willpower is put to the test. And, on the other side of the island, when Poppy and Georgos, brother and sister in the countryside of Kythera, make a bold decision about their future, not even their bees can stop gossiping...
Despite the array of captivating characters, the protagonist of the film is most certainly the island of Kythera itself, full of heroic landscapes and melancholic stories. More