En Mytilini
A unique snapshot of Mytilini in the early 1970s: the camera of Manos Efstratiadis, in constant curious motion, follows the streets of the town, enters shops and houses, records public ceremonies and private gatherings. In just thirteen minutes, the film manages to achieve something impressive: without dialogue, exclusively through its editing and subtle satire, the petty-bourgeois life of the provincial town, the kitschy aesthetics of the Junta, the supposed modernization through tourism, the onslaught of concrete in the commercial alleyways, and the predominance of the Colonels' "Homeland-Religion-Family" doctrine are thrown into high relief. Thanks to his oblique gaze, In Mytilini is watched with a wry smile, bringing to mind echoes of Dionysis Savvopoulos's song "Paranga" [The Shack]: "Ladies, philanthropic priests, contractors, psalms, and serenades...". In 1973 the whole of Greece was an "unending shack," and Manos Efstratiadis's documentary confirms this.
- Runtime
- 15m
- Released
- 1974
Details
Release year: 1974
Storyline
A unique snapshot of Mytilini in the early 1970s: the camera of Manos Efstratiadis, in constant curious motion, follows the streets of the town, enters shops and houses, records public ceremonies and private gatherings. In just thirteen minutes, the film manages to achieve something impressive: without dialogue, exclusively through its editing and subtle satire, the petty-bourgeois life of the provincial town, the kitschy aesthetics of the Junta, the supposed modernization through tourism, the onslaught of concrete in the commercial alleyways, and the predominance of the Colonels' "Homeland-Religion-Family" doctrine are thrown into high relief. Thanks to his oblique gaze, In Mytilini is watched with a wry smile, bringing to mind echoes of Dionysis Savvopoulos's song "Paranga" [The Shack]: "Ladies, philanthropic priests, contractors, psalms, and serenades...". In 1973 the whole of Greece was an "unending shack," and Manos Efstratiadis's documentary confirms this.