El Greco (2007 film)
| El Greco | |
| Directed by | Yannis Smaragdis |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Eleni Smaragdi Raimon Masllorens Dénes Szekeres Georgios Fragkos |
| Written by | Screenplay: Jackie Pavlenko Yannis Smaragdis Book: Dimitris Siatopoulos |
| Starring | Nick Ashdon Juan Diego Botto Laia Marull Lakis Lazopoulos Dimitra Matsouka Sotiris Moustakas Dina Konsta Giorgos Christodoulou Dimitris Kallivokas Giorgos Charalampidis Thodoris Zoumboulidis Lida Protopsalti Katerina Helmi Fermi Reixach Roger Coma |
| Music by | Vangelis |
| Cinematography | Aris Stavrou |
| Editing by | Giannis Tsitsopoulos |
| Distributed by | Audiovisual |
| Release date(s) | 18 October 2007 22 May 2009 (USA) |
| Running time | 119' |
| Country |  Greece |
| Language | English, Greek, Spanish |
| Gross revenue | $8,246,050 (Greece)[1] |
El Greco is a Greek biographical film about the life of the Greek painter of the Spanish Renaissance, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known worldwide as El Greco. Based on the fictionalized biographical novel, El Greco: o Zografos tou Theou (El Greco: the Painter of God), by Dimitris Siatopoulos, it was released in 2007, directed by Yannis Smaragdis and written by Jackie Pavlenko. The main cast consists of prominent, at the time, Greek actors like Lakis Lazopoulos, Dimitra Matsouka and Dina Konsta, including popular actors of the Greek cinema of the 1960s such as Sotiris Moustakas† and Katerina Helmi, who, along with Juan Diego Botto, Laia Marull and others, surround the leading actor, Nick Ashdon, who portrays El Greco.
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Plot
The film is an epic tale of Domenicos Theotokopoulos, best known as El Greco, a great Greek artist of the 16th century with an uncompromising character, who sets off from his homeland Crete and goes to Venice and finally Toledo, in search of freedom and love. There he is confronted by his greatest adversary, the Spanish Inquisition, but his creative consciousness and power make him stand out and overcome barbarity and ignorance.
Being imprisoned and awaiting execution by the Spanish Inquisition, Domenicos (Nick Ashdon) writes out his story, thus parts of his life play out in extended flashbacks. Born on the island of Crete, which was part of the Republic of Venice, he falls in love with Francesca (Dimitra Matsouka), daughter of the Venetian governor of Crete. But his father is preparing a political rebellion and as a result Domenicos leaves the island and moves to Venice, away from the young woman. There he meets the famous painter Titian (Sotiris Moustakas) and the Spanish priest Nino de Guevara (Juan Diego Botto). The latter, led by unrequited homosexual feelings for Domenicos, turns out a malevolent man and becomes the chief inquisitor in Domenicos' case, roiled by his emotions and resolute to revenge him.
Cast
- Nick Ashdon as El Greco
- Juan Diego Botto as Nino de Guevara
- Laia Marull as Jeronima de las Cuevas
- Lakis Lazopoulos as Nicolos
- Dimitra Matsouka as Francesca
- Sotiris Moustakas† as Titian
- Dina Konsta as Maid
- Giorgos Christodoulou as Da Rimi
- Dimitris Kallivokas as Chacon
- Giorgos Charalampidis as Greco's father
- Thodoris Zoumboulidis as Manousos
- Lida Protopsalti as Carcadil's wife
- Katerina Helmi as Spanish noble woman
- Fermi Reixach as Don Miguel de las Cuevas
- Roger Coma as Paravicino
Soundtrack
An audio CD with the original soundtrack composed by Vangelis, El Greco Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was released in Greece on December 20, 2007, by Universal Music Greece, only a few days after the international release of the 25th Anniversary edition of the Blade Runner soundtrack. It consists of 18 tracks, 15 of them composed by Vangelis while the other three involve source material from within the film. This is the third project by Vangelis regarding El Greco, following Foros Timis Ston Greco, an album released in 1995, and an expansion of it with three more tracks in 1998, titled El Greco. However, the third album is completely different from its predecessors and won the award for best music in the 48th International Thessaloniki Film Festival.[2]
References
- ^ "Greece yearly box office 2007" (in English). Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/intl/greece/yearly/?yr=2007&p=.htm. Retrieved on 2008-09-20.
- ^ ""Elsewhere": Latest news updates" (in English). elsew.com. http://elsew.com/data/latest.htm. Retrieved on 2008-09-27.
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