This was a mini series of life in a mountainous village. It aired in January 1977 and consisted of sixteen 30-minute episodes.
At one time this was believed to be lost due to faulty archiving by the television station. It is now readily available for viewing on streaming media. The mini-series is an early attempt at a docu-drama, before there was such a thing. It uses hand-held cameras, sweeping steady cams and pans, and interesting camera points of view to document the life of a resident returning to his home village after an unsuccessful attempt to begin the life as an immigrant in the United States. Indeed, The Village Photographer (O Fotografos tou Horiou) flows like a proto-reality show. It displays filming techniques years ahead of its time.
While fictionalized, the dialogue and situations are engrossing and depict a way of village life which is increasing rare and/or sadly long since gone. At times the Third Wall is broken and narration is spoken directly into the camera from the point of view of the main character, the Village Photographer.
A truly amazing piece of film-making.
