Donusa
| Donusa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Angeliki Antoniou |
| Written by | Angeliki Antoniou |
| Produced by | Joachim von Vietinghoff Frank Hoffer |
| Starring | André Hennicke Christina Papamichou Dimitris Poulikakos Tasso Kavadia Christos Tsagas Eva Kotamanidou Gerasimos Skiadaressis |
| Cinematography | Pio Corradi |
| Edited by | Giannis Tsitsopoulos |
| Music by | Nikos Kypourgos |
Production companies | Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion Kyros Film |
| Distributed by | Look Now! Spentzos Film Basis Film Verleih Metropolis Film World Sales ( Zürich) |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Germany, Switzerland, Greece |
| Languages | Greek, German |
Donusa is a 1992 German-Greek drama film written and directed by Angeliki Antoniou.[2][3][4]
The film was shot on the island of Kythira. The role of Eleni was performed by Christina Papamichou and the role of Stefan by Andre Hennicke.[5] The film was premiered in the 45th Locarno International Film Festival 1992 - Section International Competition - in August 1992 and won the A´ Prix de la Jeunesse.[6] It has participated since then in many other prestigious international festivals (among others Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Hof International Film festival,[7] Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
The film was released in Germany, Switzerland, and Greece.
Plot
[edit]The arrival of a stranger on a small and remote island in the Aegean has the effect of uncovering a family tragedy. The closed male society covers up incest and rape, making the women into mute accomplices. It takes the death of a girl and the persecution of the stranger to finally break the silence.
Cast
[edit]- André Hennicke as Stefan
- Hristina Papamihou as Eleni
- Dimitris Poulikakos as Stelios
- Tasso Kavadia as Sophia
- Christos Tsagas as Tasos
- Eva Kotamanidou as Niki
- Gerasimos Skiadaresis as Mougos
- Katerina Linardi as Anna
Release
[edit]The film premiered in August 1992 at the Locarno Film Festival.
The film was released in Switzerland (December 4, 1992), Greece (February 19, 1993) and Germany (February 24, 1994).[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Constantinidis, Stratos E. (2000). Greece in Modern Times: An Annotated Bibliography of Works Published in English in Twenty-two Academic Disciplines During the Twentieth Century. Scarecrow Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-8108-3658-7.
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- ^ "Donusa (1992) | MUBI". Mubi. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Donusa (1992)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Donusa". Filmdienst (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "1992". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "DONUSA". HOME OF FILMS. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ online, CINEMA. "Donusa (1992) - Film | cinema.de". www.cinema.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ www.cinemabuch.ch. "- CINEMA - Das Filmjahrbuch". www.cinemabuch.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.