I respect Smaragdis for his efforts to do great cinema, but unfortunately he is not a great film director. The proof is this movie. Some beautiful images are not enough when you have to deal with Kavafis' life and work. The only analysis on his character is that he was homosexual and a shy person. Nothing more. The worst of all is that we never hear his excellent way of speaking that he was famous for. Dimitris Katalifos is a really good actor and he portrays Kavafis well with his expressiveness, as we never hear him talk. Vasilis Diamantopoulos who portrays Kavafis at his late is also great and unfortunately also mute. Maybe the suitable title for this movie should be "The mute poet". Vangelis music is majestic as always. Konstantinos Kavafis was a great poet and one of the most significant personalities of the modern greek world. He deserves a better film version of his life, work and personality. Cause he wasn't just a homosexual poet as he is displayed in this movie.
