Nikos Kourkoulos

In 1821, in Cinema, he records the cinematic representations of the Revolution from the first decades of the 20th century. until the present day. Despite the fact that the Revolution of 1821 constitutes the founding act of the modern Greek state, as a subject matter it is underrepresented in national film production. This is one of the points on which the research looks, which simultaneously examines the periods of concentration of films on the subject of the Revolution or, respectively, the periods of its collective silence. The purpose of the documentary is to study the ideological discourse and the cinematic language of the films with the theme of 1821, in order to highlight the function of the cinema as a carrier of Public History and as a factor in shaping the collective historical consciousness.

An engineer (Nikos Kourkoulos) oversees as a expert the cracks that have suffered a dam. The rumors that want the dam to collapse and drag people, panic the inhabitants of the surrounding area.

When Daisy saves the life of police officer Markos she is immediately promoted to the drug department of the police. Markos falls in love with her and they start going out until he asks her to marry him. That's exactly when she meets a junkie named Tasos Bekiris and falls in love with him. When he is murdered by a mysterious woman all the clues lead to Daisy who tries to prove her innocence. As she discovers, this woman is in charge of a drug-smuggling racket and she is also planning to import a huge quantity of heroin in Athens. Daisy kills her and arrives at their meeting place along with Markos.

After a long decade of separation, a rising politician accompanies his ex-wife to the airport, thirsting for closure. As both fight with their inner demons, a suicide bomber threatens them. Will they find redemption this smiling afternoon?

In this episode of the documentary series *Paraskinio*, we watch a tribute to actor Nikos Kourkoulos. The episode includes an extensive excerpt from the rehearsals of the play *Invitation to the Castle* by Jean Anouilh, which was staged during the 1978–1979 season at the Kappa Theatre, starring Nikos Kourkoulos and Katia Dandoulaki. The camera follows Katia Dandoulaki and Nikos Kourkoulos on stage, as he performs two roles — twin brothers — in a characteristic scene from the play where one character seamlessly follows the other.

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A true story: The trial of judges Polizoidi and Tertseti for disobedience and their triumphant acquittal during the three men regency council, when king Othon of Greece was a minor. The cast of the film was enormous, with almost half of the theatrical people participating.

An extremely ambitious neurosurgeon, devoted to his science and his child, is urgently called to operate on someone with a brain tumor. After the successful operation, the patient is kidnapped by unknown individuals with the assistance of the clinic's director. Geralis takes the matter personally and begins to investigate the case, discovering, first of all, that the patient is the president of the Hellenic Petroleum Organization, Panagiotis Argyropoulos, who has fallen victim to the relentless competition of multinationals, unwittingly becoming their tool.

An incorruptible examiner finds the real culprit of a brutal homicide and tries to release his wrongfully accused ex-lover. Now, he is closer to the solution; but, it takes courage to face the facts. Is he prepared to confront the truth?

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