Summary 2013. Athens is in the midst of a financial crisis. The camera documents mournful images of dereliction, desolation, and decay in the city center and the suburbs. The open air cinemas of Athens resist; they thrive as landmarks and touristic attractions; they recover their initial traveling form and activity by filling backyards, parks, central squares, and becoming the connecting tissue of a terrified society in crisis. Will the open air cinemas of Athens, a cherished form of communal entertainment, keep on creating an oasis and an escape amidst the bleakness of everyday life, or will they suffer heavy blows from the recession? View more details
Directed : Magdalini Remoundou Thanassis Aggelopoulos
Written : Magdalini Remoundou Thanassis Aggelopoulos
Stars : Unknown
Genres : Documentary News
Release date : Mar 18, 2013
Countries of origin : Greece
Language : Greek
Production companies : RGB Studios Stagetrick Entertainments
Summary 2013. Athens is in the midst of a financial crisis. The camera documents mournful images of dereliction, desolation, and decay in the city center and the suburbs. The open air cinemas of Athens resist; they thrive as landmarks and touristic attractions; they recover their initial traveling form and activity by filling backyards, parks, central squares, and becoming the connecting tissue of a terrified society in crisis. Will the open air cinemas of Athens, a cherished form of communal entertainment, keep on creating an oasis and an escape amidst the bleakness of everyday life, or will they suffer heavy blows from the recession? View more details
Genres : Documentary News
Release date : Mar 18, 2013
Countries of origin : Greece
Language : Greek
Production companies : RGB Studios Stagetrick Entertainments