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Greece

Greek cinema had a popular studio era of comedies and melodramas in the 1950s and 60s, along with Michael Cacoyannis's Zorba and international art films. During the junta of 1967 to 1974 filmmakers turned to allegory, and Theo Angelopoulos developed a poetic cinema of history, borders and long takes. Since the 2010s the 'Greek Weird Wave' of Lanthimos and Tsangari has used deadpan strangeness to describe crisis and control.

1 major international awards
1 Palme d'Or

Famous Directors

Athina Rachel TsangariGreeceMichael CacoyannisGreece (born in Cyprus)Pantelis VoulgarisGreeceTheo AngelopoulosGreeceYorgos LanthimosGreece

Top films · 32 films

  1. Stella 1955 · Michael Cacoyannis · IMDb 7.9
  2. Landscape in the Mist 1988 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 7.9
  3. The Travelling Players 1975 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 7.8
  4. Eternity and a Day 1998 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 7.8
  5. A Girl in Black 1956 · Michael Cacoyannis · IMDb 7.7
  6. Iphigenia 1977 · Michael Cacoyannis · IMDb 7.7
  7. Stone Years 1985 · Pantelis Voulgaris · IMDb 7.7
  8. Voyage to Cythera 1984 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 7.7
  9. Poor Things 2023 · Yorgos Lanthimos · IMDb 7.7
  10. Zorba the Greek 1964 · Michael Cacoyannis · IMDb 7.6
  11. Brides 2004 · Pantelis Voulgaris · IMDb 7.6
  12. Ulysses' Gaze 1995 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 7.6
  13. Electra 1962 · Michael Cacoyannis · IMDb 7.5
  14. The Suspended Step of the Stork 1991 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 7.5
  15. The Favourite 2018 · Yorgos Lanthimos · IMDb 7.5
  16. The Hunters 1977 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 7.4
  17. Alexander the Great 1980 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 7.4
  18. The Beekeeper 1986 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 7.2
  19. Dogtooth 2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos · IMDb 7.1
  20. The Lobster 2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos · IMDb 7.1
  21. The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017 · Yorgos Lanthimos · IMDb 7.0
  22. The Trojan Women 1971 · Michael Cacoyannis · IMDb 6.9
  23. Quiet Days in August 1991 · Pantelis Voulgaris · IMDb 6.8
  24. Days of '36 1972 · Theo Angelopoulos · IMDb 6.8
  25. Happy Day 1976 · Pantelis Voulgaris · IMDb 6.4
  26. Kinds of Kindness 2024 · Yorgos Lanthimos · IMDb 6.4
  27. The Cherry Orchard 1999 · Michael Cacoyannis · IMDb 6.3
  28. Alps 2011 · Yorgos Lanthimos · IMDb 6.3
  29. Attenberg 2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari · IMDb 6.2
  30. Chevalier 2015 · Athina Rachel Tsangari · IMDb 6.2
  31. Harvest 2024 · Athina Rachel Tsangari · IMDb 5.9
  32. The Weeping Meadow 2004 · Theo Angelopoulos