Adonis Kyrou

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Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps Trailer

Adonis Kyrou was a Greek-born French film director, screenwriter, and critic, known for his work in surrealist cinema and film criticism. Born in Athens, he moved to Paris after World War II, where he became an active member of the surrealist movement and a close associate of filmmaker Luis Buñuel. Kyrou directed several films, including The Roundup (1965) and The Monk (1972), the latter co-written with Buñuel. He authored influential books such as Le Surréalisme au cinéma (1953) and Amour-érotisme et cinéma (1957), which explored the intersections of surrealism, eroticism, and film. Kyrou's work significantly impacted the study and appreciation of surrealist cinema. He passed away in Paris in 1985.

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The Roundup Trailer (1965)

09 January 1965

A summer night in 1944 in Kokkinia, Kosmas, a black marketeer, is out with his friends before he is arrested by the German patrol.

The Monk Trailer (1972)

02 November 1972

Ambrosio is a monk who is sexually tempted by an emissary of the Devil, a young girl in monk's robes.

La Déroute Trailer (1957)

01 January 1957

How to make the most of a defeat. How to make money from Napoleon's fiasco at Waterloo.

Une mauvaise nuit Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

From the marine cemetery which overlooks the town, a young man goes down towards the port. He successively meets three young girls with whom he becomes acquainted, but they leave him one by one.

Barbara and Her Furs Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

Short film for the french TV program "Dim Dam Dom". A love letter to Barbara Steele and Sacher-Masoch's Venus in Furs.

La Chevelure Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

A man developes an obsession with a wig.

Le Temps des assassins Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

Luis Buñuel : Un cinéaste de notre temps Trailer (1964)

21 April 1964

An overview of Luis Buñuel's career. Includes an interview with the filmmaker.

Le palais idéal Trailer (1958)

01 January 1958

A short documentary film about the eponymous work of architecture by the postman Ferdinand Cheval. Text by Cheval, spoken by Gaston Modot.

Un honnête homme Trailer (1963)

01 December 1963

In 1900, an ambitious young man goes to Paris to make a fortune there. He will naturally get rich but by becoming a dreaded bandit.