Movies 1996

An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.

This musical shows of the Acropole dominated Greek theater during the 1950s and 60s. Acropole follows Prince, the self-made producer of this unusual and mythic theater, and Lakis, the cross-dressing actress who specializes in comic female roles. The story culminates on closing night, when cast and crew recreate the "Alalum," a traditional piece by Aristophanes resplendent with the unexpected, the spontaneous and the insane.

A writer sees the people around him exclusively as book heroes, his decision to write a book about them causes him real life problems.

The story of a Greek from 1941 on. Hniochos, still a student is captured by the Italians and imprisoned. In prison he will take the first hard lessons and acquire a life stance in the light of energy. He escapes and becomes a guerrilla.

A single mother places her daughter-and son in orphanages to prevent them from "turning into bums" and to spend more time with her biker boyfriend. Separated for five years, they are released to attend their mother's funeral, but not before the biker boyfriend has sex with the daughter. The siblings' paths keep crossing as they both lead lives of crime: the daughter becomes a pickpocket and errand runner for a con-man who forges art, while the son steals cars with a gang of hoodlums.

Eurydice abandons her travelling troupe of musicians to follow wealthy merchant Panos and boost her career. Disenchanted, she finds herself at a crossroads, and tragedy ensues.

The strange story of Sonia, a Russian dancer, who left her country behind.

A rich family controls an entire town, while a journalist fights to uncover the truth about them.

A young man falls in love with a prostitute but she avoids him after discovering the horrible truth from her past.

Several months from the life of a young man as he explores relations with women.

Two lonely women, Sara and Vera, meet by accident and become amorously involved. A series of assassinations of prominent people, from the world of both politics and business, seem to be connected to the ladies in question, who are pursued by a strange policeman, Petros, who then falls in love with the suspected killer. A triangle forms between the two women and the policeman; who continue their lonely routes up to the moment when their final assassination attempt brings the two women into fatal conflict - and involves Petros in crime.

Born of volcanic fires and lava, the Hawaiian Islands are the summits of a great volcanic mountain range which stretches nearly 2,000 miles across the ocean floor. Third largest and best known, Oahu, is traditionally the first landing place for visitors and site of Honolulu, Waikiki, Diamond Head and Pearl Harbor. Maui, second largest in the chain, is the site of Haleakala (house of the Sun), an immense dormant volcano, and the old, once-lusty whaling port of Lahaina. On Kauai is the wettest spot on Earth and the island is noted for its lush foliage. The island of Hawaii is the easternmost island of the chain. It is the southernmost point in the United States and is nearly twice as large as the other seven islands combined, appropriately called the "Big Island" or the "Orchid Island." Here is the state's highest mountain, Mauna Kea. Here too, within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, are Mauna Loa and Kilauea, both very live volcanoes in one of the world's most spectacularly active volcanic areas. Every island has good public swimming beaches. Scuba divers and snorkelers delight exploring Hawaii's colorful offshore reefs. Catamarans and outriggers add an island flavor to sailing. * Oahu Island, Waikiki, Outrigger Canoes, Surfing: a beach wedding * The Arizona Memorial, A tragic moment in history * Hanauma Bay, A popular underwater preserve * Nuumanu Pali, Historic site and wind funnel * Waimea Valley and Falls, Some "old Time Hawaii" * The Polynesian Cultural Center, Five worlds of Polynesia * Hawaii Island, Kailua/Kona, Hawaii's play port * Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, A lava flow into the sea * Maui Island, Kahalui Port, North Shore windsurfing * The Road to Hana, 54 one-lane bridges and breathtaking views * Lahaina City, The old whaling port, A sugar cane train * Molokini, Clear water and thousands of fish * Kauai Island, Nawiliwili Harbor and a cruise ship * Poipu, The Garden Island's Garden Spot * A Helico

A group of escapees goes to mountainous Peloponnese, looking for a buried treasure.

The painful passage from being imprisoned in the extortionate dilemmas of familial and sexual relationships to accepting a personal point of view. A narrative constructed on the associative structure of memory and dreams.

At the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on earth. In his fight to stop the forces of evil, he finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school teacher.

When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.

When a poor bicycle-taxi driver has his cyclo stolen, he is forced into a life of crime. Meanwhile, his sister becomes a prostitute.

An off-the-charts genius who is home schooled and shunned after his last relative dies shows the unconscious residents of his town about connection awareness and the generosity of the spirit.

The fates of two partners are divided.

Three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity.

An unsuccessful comedian uncovers a family secret and learns the true price of letting inherent talent shine.

A variation on Victor Hugo's classic novel by means of the story of a man whose life is affected by and somewhat duplicated by the Hugo story of the beleaguered Jean Valjean.

A beautiful young dentist working in a tough British prison starts to become attracted to a violent inmate after the break-up of her marriage, and embarks upon an illicit affair with him, with terrible consequences for all.

An affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.