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Thanasis in the land of the cuff (1976)

Thanasis in the land of the cuff (1976)

Comedy
Release Date: 1976, July 25
Directors: Panos Glykofrydis, Dinos Katsouridis
Countries: Greece
Production: Finos Film, Finos Film, Thanasis Vengos, Thanasis Vengos
Cast: Antonis Papadopoulos, Ilias Logothetis, Thanasis Veggos, Takis Halas, Giorgos Tzifos, Aina Maouer

Overview:

The movie is about dictatorships in Greece – first, the Metaxas regime (1936-1940), and then the Colonels’ Junta (1967-74). In Part One, the Metaxas regime is depicted as a circus, where Thanasis (Thanasis Vengos) is a clown trying to conceal a young colleague’s subversive action. In Part Two, we see Thanasis suffer because of his honesty and kindness, in a country where the system’s irrationality is clearly evident.

Keywords:

clown dictatorship