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Landscape in the Mist

Original title: Topio stin omihli
  • 1988
  • TV-MA
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
11K
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Landscape in the Mist (1988)
Drama

Two children journey the long road to Germany to find the man they believe to be their father.Two children journey the long road to Germany to find the man they believe to be their father.Two children journey the long road to Germany to find the man they believe to be their father.

  • Director
    • Theodoros Angelopoulos
  • Writers
    • Theodoros Angelopoulos
    • Tonino Guerra
    • Thanassis Valtinos
  • Stars
    • Michalis Zeke
    • Tania Palaiologou
    • Stratos George o'Glou
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Theodoros Angelopoulos
    • Writers
      • Theodoros Angelopoulos
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Thanassis Valtinos
    • Stars
      • Michalis Zeke
      • Tania Palaiologou
      • Stratos George o'Glou
    • 41User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Michalis Zeke
    Michalis Zeke
    • Alexandros
    Tania Palaiologou
    Tania Palaiologou
    • Voula
    Stratos George o'Glou
    Stratos George o'Glou
    • Orestis
    • (as Stratos Tzortzoglou)
    Eva Kotamanidou
    Eva Kotamanidou
    • Actress
    Aliki Georgouli
    Aliki Georgouli
    • Actress
    Vasilis Kolovos
    Vasilis Kolovos
    • Truck Driver
    Vasilis Bouyiouklakis
    Vasilis Bouyiouklakis
    • Restaurateur
    Ilias Logothetis
    Ilias Logothetis
    • Seagull
    Vangelis Kazan
    Vangelis Kazan
    • Actor
    Stratos Pahis
    Stratos Pahis
    • Actor
    Mihalis Giannatos
    Mihalis Giannatos
    • Train Station Guardian
    Kiriakos Katrivanos
    Kiriakos Katrivanos
    • Actor
    Grigoris Evangelatos
    Grigoris Evangelatos
    • Actor
    Giannis Fyrios
    Giannis Fyrios
    • Accordionist
    Nikos Kouros
    Nikos Kouros
    • Theater Owner
    Nadia Mourouzi
    Nadia Mourouzi
    • Waitress
    Vasia Panagopoulou
    Vasia Panagopoulou
    Toula Stathopoulou
    Toula Stathopoulou
    • Woman In Police Station
    • Director
      • Theodoros Angelopoulos
    • Writers
      • Theodoros Angelopoulos
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Thanassis Valtinos
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews41

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    10TheTheatreKidFrom90s

    A proud work

    To me, this is one of the greatest movies of all time. Art and a very touching and interesting story combine each other and create this masterpiece with some unforgettable scenes, images and a mesmerizing cinematography. At the beginning, we do not see the mother of the little sisters, only hear her voice. While watching this scene, I thought that it is to make us feel that the sisters are lonely, nobody cares about them, nobody worries about them. In another scene, the sisters visit a man who is probably one of their relatives. However, he looks disturbed when he sees them. The Petrifying truck scene is a story itself. This scene is horrible in terms of content, but enchanting in terms of cinema. And sharp realism. If there is a flaw in the movie, it is the final. It was obscure and not stunning as the rest of the movie. I mean the scene takes place at night. It could have been a bit different, less obscure. Instead of commenting the end of the movie, some say that it is one of the finals that everyone draws their own conclusion, but for such a content or story, it does not seem a good idea. By the way, always, especially critics say this is a story of getting conscious or growing in wisdom, if a movie is about a little girl or boy. Well, this is not actually, the movie is much more than that and much more different. And as you guess, no cliché. The older sister is conscious anyway. She is aware of everything like an adult, even if she sometimes falls. The both sisters are very courageous and at the same time naive. I wanted to help them in the times they need. However, the weather is cold, desolate ways. Unsafe and risky. The vehicles pass them carelessly and don't stop. Probably the best Angelopoulos movie.
    10sleex07

    Still remember the two kids

    Seen the movie in HK International Film Festival over 16 years ago and still could not stop crying whenever I think of the kids in the movie. Be prepare for a sad story. Yet, the whole movie was filmed so artistically and many scenes are so creative (esp. at the age of the production.) This is the only movie still linger in my brain from time to time. Still miss the kids in the movie and wish to be there to get them out of the difficult situations. It is the power of the movie, the power of the director/writer, the little actress and actor. No more description can replace the movie itself. To fill up lines - being a mom of 2 now after the years, I miss the kids in the movie even more.
    semanticon

    Contrived social metaphors, but has some emotion.

    A broad social criticism on contemporary Greece of the 1980's. Some scenes more successful than others, and it does drag a bit and is, as is usual for Angelopoulos, a bit contrived. Worth making the effort for anyway. The most intense scenes are the rape scene which happens out of sight and consists of one long slow dolly shot, and the wedding scene in which the future of the bride is given metaphor by a dying horse being dragged down the road by a truck.
    7gavin6942

    Some Strong Imagery

    A road movie about two children (Voula and Alexandre) searching for their father who is supposed to live in Germany. Their obsession for this father figure will take them to the boundaries between childhood and adolescence.

    "Landscape in the Mist" was Angelopoulos' first film to be distributed in the United States, being distributed by New Yorker Films. This also happens to be the first of his films that I have seen, and one of the first Greek films, for that matter. (If I have seen more than ten Greek films I would be surprised.) The concept is great, but what really sells the film is some of the strong imagery. The most gripping part of the entire film was when a helicopter came and lifted something out of the water... it was captivating and seemed to possess far more meaning than it possibly should have.
    10saritray2001

    A coming of age story about two young souls in search of their fictive father.

    A journey is often the best way to find yourself, even if you are looking for something else. Greek director Theo Angelopoulos' film traces two runaway children – 11-year-old Voula (Tania Palaiologou) and her five- year-old brother Alexandros (Michalis Zeke) – as they search for a fictive father their mother made up stories about. On the road, they learn the realities of life – cruelty, violence and the crude struggle for survival, but also friendship and the first stirrings of romance. In a particularly startling scene, joy and sorrow are revealed simultaneously as a horse dies before their eyes, even as a marriage is mirthfully celebrated nearby. In another, the hand of a statue pulled out of the water could symbolise fragmentation, among several other things. In the end, the quest is hopeless. It's a desperate search for value, for meaning, for that indistinct dream you cling on to which gives life a sense of purpose.

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    • Trivia
      After the scene of the hand surfacing out from the sea, the young actor says the sentence 'Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels' hierarchies?'. This sentence is from The First Elegy by Rainer Maria Rilke.
    • Goofs
      When the truck pulls up at the truck stop, (at around 56 mins) there is a red and blue sticker in the bottom corner of the windshield. When it pulls over later on the side of the road, the sticker is in the centre of the windshield.
    • Quotes

      Orestis: Who am I? I'm a snail slithering away into nothingness... I don't know where I'm going. Once I thought I knew.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening titles: The band "The Last Drive" is heard from their Hitch-hyke records' "Underworld Shakedown" album (credit appears on the same screen with those for photography assistants).
    • Connections
      Featured in The Kids Play Russian (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      The Night Of The Phantom
      Written by Larry Slater & Larry Roquemore

      Performed by The Last Drive

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 1988 (Greece)
    • Countries of origin
      • Greece
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Landschaft im Nebel
    • Filming locations
      • Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Production companies
      • Paradis Films
      • Greek Film Centre (GFC)
      • Greek Television ET-1
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 7m(127 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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