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The Only Journey of His Life- Lakis Papastathis
This year's Greek submission for the Best Foreign Film Oscar is based on a short story by Greek writer Georgios Vizyenos. Towards the end of the 19th century, Vizyenos (1849-1896) was admitted to a mental asylum in Athens. Shortly before this, he had expressed an obsessive passion for a local girl, 12-year-old Bettina. While in the asylum, he attempts to recall memories of his childhood in Constantinopole and Thrace. At the same time, he reads through his literary work which is based on those memories. Reality and fiction become confused in his mind. The main character in his memories is his grandfather who was forced to spend the first 10 years of his life dressed as a girl in order to avoid serving
in the army. Vizyenos' grandfather lived all his life in fairy tales and dreams, thus influencing the psychological development of his grandson. This lyrical, dream-like drama won the Audience Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival and the top prize at the National Cinema Awards. (85 mins.) Print courtesy of the Greek Film Center.
Selected Filmography: Theofoils (87).
Showtimes: 2/21, 5:45pm, 2/24, 6:30pm and 2/21, 5:45pm BW.