A documentary about Eleusina. The past and the present, in complete antithesis, coexist in a place spoiled by modern industry but which long ago hosted the Eleusinian Mysteries, the secret ceremonies that initiated the ancient Greeks into the miracles of life, death and the afterlife.
For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by catastrophic renovations.
During Summer 2000, the mayor of the Greek island of Lesbos tried to ban 26 lesbians from arriving on a package holiday from the UK; but he ended up biting off more than he could chew.
In the early 70s Greek cinema entered in a period of crisis. One of its aspects was said "crisis of issues" and one of the exits heard in the name "erotic cinema".
It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history. In the Fourth and Fifth Centuries BC, the Greeks built an empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain.
GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, is the stirring story of how a Greek archeologist of the 21st century is uncovering the secret history of his ancient ancestors who forged a society that continues to astound the world today with its ideas, inventions and achievements.
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Αγέλαστος Πέτρα | Mourning Rock (official trailer - 2000)
Το ντοκιμαντέρ «Αγέλαστος Πέτρα» αποτελεί μια περιπλάνηση δέκα σχεδόν χρονών στην Ελευσίνα. Μια γνωριμία...
Mourning Rock (Trailer)
1st LOS ANGELES GREEK FILM FESTIVAL 2007 Αγέλαστος Πέτρα Agelastos Petra A documentary about Eleusina. The past and the present in complete ...
Αγέλαστος Πέτρα - Agelastos Petra - Mourning Rock (official trailer)
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