Why you need to have a look at Cephalonia rightnow
International cinema within the Greek islands
The unique Greek landscaping is in itself the perfect backdrop for cinematic productions with varied content. Greece, of course, is determined abroad with the sunshine, the sea, the Greek way of life, the excitement, the good food as well as the hospitality of the locals. All the above refer to the Greek islands, which since the 60's have begun being used as a room in which important international cinema films have evolved, which owe their authenticity, success, and recognition to the Mediterranean landscapes. These films contributed substantially for the acquaintance of Greek islands by foreign visitors and to the development of the Greek mythical summer that never stops.
Probably the most essential and most well-known of these films are the following:
"BOY Holding a DOLPHIN", (1957)
"Boy on a dolphin" was the first film of international production ever shot in Greece particularly found in Hydra, starring Sofia Lauren, Alan Ladd and Clifton Webb. The film was a landmark for the island which after the film made it a land of appeal for a huge number of visitors and specifically a place of holiday and residence of artists and intellectuals of that period. The cinematographic scene in which Sofia Lauren sings the song "What is Love" is one of the highlights of the film.
"BIG BLUE" AMORGOS BY LUC BESSON (1988)
The title conveys all the feel of the film and the sense of the island of Amorgos. Wonderful underwater shots that create a sensational image that glorifies the importance and the Mediterranean of true friendship.
Luc Besson with such characteristics created a monumental, mystical film for all time. The seashore of "Agia Anna" in Amorgos will be for the entire world after this film the blue summer we'll always recover.
"MEDITERRANEO", (1991)
Italian film honored with an Oscar winning film. The entire movie is recorded in Kastelorizo, a landscape designs that is actively engaged in the film's affair and atmosphere. The beauties on the island are masterfully presented and recover a unique location of the movie.
"CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN", (2001) In 2001, the island which continues to be honored by American cinema is Cephalonia. The case takes place during the Great War and finds on the island most authentic scene that the director of her could possibly dream of. Main actors in the principal roles (Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz), beautiful natural landscapes ensured success and made the island of all the money taken in and most of the Ionian known.
"ZORBA THE GREEK", (1964)
Zorbas. The already popular novel by N. Kazantzakis, which translated with great results into many foreign languages, became a well known American film in 1964. The film unfolds in the village of Stavros, Chania. There, on a beach, we view Anthony Quinn as Zorba dancing the Syrtaki deeply in music by M. Theodorakis, which will become the most prominent Greek music ever since. The Lady Kedrova Oscar additionally belongs to the parchments belonging to the podium. After the movie, the title Zorbas will represent anything Greek and can become the sign of the thoroughly unaltered spirit. Exceptional and the interpretation of Alan Bates, who is the hero on the opposite side of Zorba.
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