Master of the Shadows
1991, Greek. Directed by Lefteris Xanthopoulos.
Shadow puppetry is not only part of the heritage of East Asia; Greece had its own traditional form of this popular art. In this leisurely drama, set in 1950s Athens, Antonis Barkis (Kostas Kasakos) is the master puppeteer for a traditional shadow show. However, although he is still making a living, it is clear that other forms of popular entertainment will soon supplant this one. This does not improve Antonis' temper, and his assistant's desires to modernize their entertainments only make it worse.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Greek
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Cast & crew
- Lefteris XanthopoulosDirector
- Kostas KazakosΑντώνης Μπάρκας
- Stratos TzortzoglouΘεοφάνης
- Dora MasklavanouΑγγέλα
- Giorgos NiniosΆγγελος
- Vlassis BonatsosΣίμος
- Patis KoutsaftisΓιώργος
- Athinodoros ProusalisΛάμπρος
- Thanos GrammenosCast
- Nina MichalopoulouΔήμητρα
- Giorgos ManolasΣπουργίτης
- Vasilis Papavasileiouγιατρός
- Dimitris YiannakopoulosΚατσίμπαλης
Details
- Released
- 26 May 1991
- Original title
- Ο Δραπέτης
- Country
- Greece
- Written by
- Lefteris Kaponis, Lefteris Xanthopoulos
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Who directed Master of the Shadows?
Master of the Shadows (1991) was directed by Lefteris Xanthopoulos and stars Kostas Kazakos, Stratos Tzortzoglou, Dora Masklavanou.