In an interview on the sidelines of the 33rd Fajr International Film Festival, the Greek actor Kostas Filippoglou whose 2014 film forever is being screened in Tehran, said, “I love Iranian Cinema and I am proud of my presence here in Iran’s main film event.”
The actor of Student Occupation and Left Right apologized for the absence of the director of Forever and explained that she is shooting her latest film in London and, “I am happy that I replaced her.”
The Greek movie directed by Margarita Mada Forever has already received a distinction during the 36th International Cairo Festival. It won the Silver Pyramid Prize for Best Film in the International Competition.
The film is set in Athens, 2012. It is about two lonely people with no particular social environment who live in a city which is in decline. Costas is an operator at ISAP, the Athens train/metro (green line) that connects Kifissia to Piraeus. Anna works as a saleswoman in a ferry company in Piraeus. Every morning she takes the train to go to work, from Thissio station till Piraeus. Costas sees her every day and he falls in love with her, but he does not dare to talk to her.
The film director gave a very special atmosphere to the movie. Athens is presented in a winter landscape, cloudy but without rain. The film is colorless. The camera is stable, situated on a tripod and the actors are moving in a very tight way.
Continuing his praise for the cinema of Iran he mentioned the name of Kiarostami and called him the teacher of all filmmakers in the world.
In response to a question about the death of Theo Angelopoulos the famous Greek director, Filippoglou called it an irreplaceable loss for the Greek cinema and voiced hope to have more directors like him in next generation Greek directors.
The international section of the 33rd Fajr Film Festival kicked off in Tehran on last Saturday.
This year, the festival is split into two sections in order to promote international participation. This is the first time in the festival history that the international films have been given their own special event. The national section of the annual cinematic event was held in February during the celebrations marking the anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution of 1979.
Movie lovers have been flocking to the designated cinemas not just to watch some of the best 20-15 productions, but take part in workshops and master classes as well.
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