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A reporter stuck in a border town with an overcrowding of refugees sees a man he believes to be a long lost politician.A reporter stuck in a border town with an overcrowding of refugees sees a man he believes to be a long lost politician.A reporter stuck in a border town with an overcrowding of refugees sees a man he believes to be a long lost politician.
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Gregory Patrick Karr
- Alexandre the Reporter
- (as Gregory Karr)
Dora Chrysikou
- The Girl
- (as Dora Hrisikou)
Konstantinos Lagos
- Little Boy
- (as Konstadinos Laggos)
Thodoris Atheridis
- Married man
- (as Thodoros Atheridis)
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- TriviaTheodoros Angelopoulos and Marcello Mastroianni were excommunicated by nationalist Florina's metropolitan bishop .
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Missing Politician: How many borders does one have to cross... to find himself at home?
- ConnectionsFollowed by Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
- SoundtracksSilent Night
Written by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr
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Theo Angelopoulos's look at refugees in Greece looks timely nowadays, with large numbers of them fleeing to Europe, often entering through Greece. "To meteoro vima tou pelargou" ("The Suspended Step of the Stork" in English) focuses on a reporter who, while covering the refugees, comes across a politician who disappeared some years earlier.
This movie will definitely not be for everyone. There are only two recognizable names in it - Marcello Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau - and there are segments with little to no dialogue. What we do get is a work that reminds us of the problem of borders. These artificial constructs are simply ways of keeping out those seeking a better life, whether from Europe or from the United States.
I don't know if I would call it a masterpiece, but the direction and cinematography (as well as the moral questions that it raises) certainly make it a movie worth seeing. Check it out if you can find it.
This movie will definitely not be for everyone. There are only two recognizable names in it - Marcello Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau - and there are segments with little to no dialogue. What we do get is a work that reminds us of the problem of borders. These artificial constructs are simply ways of keeping out those seeking a better life, whether from Europe or from the United States.
I don't know if I would call it a masterpiece, but the direction and cinematography (as well as the moral questions that it raises) certainly make it a movie worth seeing. Check it out if you can find it.
- lee_eisenberg
- Oct 18, 2023
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By what name was The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991) officially released in India in English?
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