BB
(out of 5)
Ah the life of the bourgeoisie, so stylish, so fancy, so incestuously corrupt. This time the setting is Athens as prodigal son Aris returns home to his vampish mother after his millionth car accident. Aris strikes up a relationship with a beautiful clothing store employee whom he has no idea is actually the sister of the drug dealer who’s been in love with him for years and used to supply him before Aris went clean. Our young hero has an even headier purpose for his return to Athens, however: he wants to find out what happened to his late father who died under mysterious circumstances decades earlier. It’s got some stylish camera angles, and a weird moment of fantasy involving a giant flying fish, but the script is wooden and the human relationships are handled amateurishly by director Panos Koutras. Performances are strong despite the weak trappings, but overall it’s a crummy experience.
Program 33, Argonauts Productions S.A., FilmNet, Greek Film Center, Hellenic Radio & Television, PPV Athens, Strada Productions
Directed by Panos H. Koutras
Screenplay by Panos Evagellidis, Panos H. Koutras
Cinematography by Elias Kostandakopoulos
Produced by Fabrice Coat, Panos Papahadzis, Athena Sakellariou
Music by Michalis Delta
Production Design by Panayiotis Hadjistefanou
Costume Design by Panayiotis Hadjistefanou
Film Editing by Elissavet Chronopoulou
Toronto International Film Festival 2004
