Absurdism and the weight of history

Cinema of Greece

Defining films

Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek
1964 · Mihalis Kakogiannis
Destiny
Destiny
2006 · Zeki Demirkubuz
The Other Me
The Other Me
2017 · Sotiris Tsafoulias
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Little England
Little England
2013 · Pantelis Voulgaris
My Grandfather's People
My Grandfather's People
2011 · Çağan Irmak
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos, Theodoros Angelopoulos
Man of God
Man of God
2021 · Yelena Popovic
My Name is Eftihia
My Name is Eftihia
2019 · Angelos Frantzis
Roza of Smyrna
Roza of Smyrna
2016 · Giorgos Kordelas
The Christmas Tango
The Christmas Tango
2011 · Nikos Koutelidakis
Matchbox
Matchbox
2003 · Yannis Economides
Loafing and Camouflage
Loafing and Camouflage
1984 · Nikos Perakis
Rembetiko
Rembetiko
1983 · Costas Ferris
World Gone Mad
World Gone Mad
1963 · Dinos Katsouridis
Electra
Electra
1962 · Mihalis Kakogiannis
The Ogre of Athens
The Ogre of Athens
1956 · Nikos Koundouros
The Counterfeit Coin
The Counterfeit Coin
1955 · Yorgos Tzavellas
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Plato's Academy
Plato's Academy
2009 · Filippos Tsitos
The King
The King
2002 · Nikos Grammatikos
It's a Long Road
It's a Long Road
1998 · Pantelis Voulgaris
And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband
And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband
1965 · Yorgos Tzavellas

Movements of Greece

The movements that shaped Greece cinema. Start anywhere — each opens the story of Greece cinema at that chapter.

Greek Weird Wave
2009–present · Theodoros Angelopoulos
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Films by decade

Man of God
Man of God
2021 · Yelena Popovic
Embryo Larva Butterfly
Embryo Larva Butterfly
2023 · Kyros Papavassiliou
Silence 6–9
Silence 6–9
2022 · Hristos Passalis
The Timekeepers of Eternity
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021 · Tom Holland
Tommaso
Tommaso
2020 · Abel Ferrara