| Alexandra Aidini | ... | Eleni | |
| Nikos Poursanidis | ... | Young Man | |
| Giorgos Armenis | ... | Nikos, the Fiddler | |
| Vassilis Kolovos | ... | Spyros | |
| Eva Kotamanidou | ... | Cassandra | |
| Toula Stathopoulou | ... | Woman in the Coffee House | |
| Mihalis Giannatos | ... | Zissis, the Clarinet Player (as Michalis Yannatos) | |
| Thalia Argiriou | ... | Danae | |
| Grigoris Evangelatos | ... | Teacher | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Amdromachi Chrisomelli | |||
| Smaro Gaitanidou | |||
| Aliki Kamineli | |||
| Alex Moukanos | (as A. Moukanos) | ||
| Thodoros Teknetzidis | (as Th. Technetzidis) | ||
Directed by | |||
| Theodoros Angelopoulos | (as Thódoros Angelópoulos) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Theodoros Angelopoulos | writer | |
| Tonino Guerra | writer | |
| Petros Markaris | writer | |
| Giorgio Silvagni | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Theodoros Angelopoulos | .... | producer | |
| Phoebe Economopoulos | .... | producer | |
| Giannis Iakovidis | .... | coordinating producer | |
| Jean Labadie | .... | co-producer | |
| Kostas Lambropoulos | .... | line producer | |
| Amedeo Pagani | .... | producer | |
| Nikos Sekeris | .... | executive producer | |
| Giorgio Silvagni | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Eleni Karaindrou | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Andreas Sinanos | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Giorgos Triandafyllou | |||
Casting by | |||
| Harris Papadopoulos | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Costas Dimitriadis | |||
| Giorgos Patsas | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Ioulia Stavridou | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Dimitra Dala | .... | hair stylist | |
| Danièle Vuarin | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Kostas Kefalas | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Takis Katselis | .... | assistant director | |
| Margarita Manta | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Marinos Athanassopoulos | .... | sound | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| David Bush | .... | digital effects consultant | |
| Massimo Cipollina | .... | CG artist | |
| Primo De Santis | .... | digital artist | |
| Harold Herbert | .... | Inferno artist | |
| Giulia Infurna | .... | digital compositor: Proxima | |
| Gian Luca Rizzo | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Salvo Severino | .... | CGI supervisor | |
| Nicola Sganga | .... | digital artist | |
| Giuseppe Squillaci | .... | visual effects supervisor: Proxima | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Vangelis Kolokithas | .... | steadicam assistant | |
| Michael Tsimperopoulos | .... | steadicam operator | |
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| Meteoro vima tou pelargou, To | Vlemma tou Odyssea, To | Mia aioniotita kai mia mera | Melissokomos, O | Thiasos, O |
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Theo Angelopolous, the Greek director, undertakes the colossal task of putting in a film some thirty years of history in his country. The director has a poetical way to present his story, which was written in collaboration with some of the best minds of the business, namely, Tonino Guerra, Giorgio Silvani and Petros Markaris, one of our own favorite Greek writers.
The result is a complex canvas in which Mr. Angelopolous paints for us, the viewer, in dark colors that gives us an idea of what the country went through during that period. In a way, the director seems to be taking an outside position in recounting the tragedy his country lived by photographing in long shots almost every frame of the film. Of course, this being his style, it suits the poetical way in which he conceives the basic idea.
There are lots of moments in the film that take the viewer's breath away by the beauty of the composition of a particular scene. It's clear the director uses a lot of symbolism in trying to get his point across. The opening scene with the returning people from the Odessa massacre being one of the most effective things in the film. The rowing boats carrying people affected by the flood is another. The many white sheets waving in the wind, are just the highlights of the story, the way Mr. Angelopolous conceives it.
The actors act as an ensemble. Alexandra Aidini, who plays Eleni, the woman at the center of the tragedy, makes quite an impression. The excellent fading cinematography by Andreas Sinanos gives a rich texture to the film, as well as the music score by Eleni Karaindrou, that greatly enhances the mood of it.
While this film is definitely for a general public, it shows great moments of brilliance created by Theo Angelopolous working at his best.