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Earth and Water Panos Karkanevatos "...a ravishing portrait of the stark contrast between rural and urban life in modern Greece" (Harvard Film Archive). A shepherd becomes passionately involved with a local girl but must flee to the city to escape the violence of her disapproving family. Witnessing the corruption of urban life, he is changed forever, losing any chance for a return to the innocence of his past romance. Greek with English subtitles. Greece, 1999, 112 mins. DVD | $37.95
Angel George Katakouzinos A dark, gripping drama of love exploited and revenge taken, Angel was the first openly gay Greek film to receive major theatrical distribution domestically and abroad. A handsome young Athenian believes he may have found an escape from poverty and his alcoholic father when he falls for a macho sailor who promises him a better life. Their life together is far from blissful, however, as Angel's new lover puts him to work on the streets as a transvestite prostitute. When his dangerous and humiliating new profession finally overwhelms him, Angel strikes back through violence. "...bold, realistic, sensitive and skillfully made..." (Variety). In Greek with English subtitles. Greece, 1982, 120 mins. DVD | $44.95
Blackmail Boy Thanasis Papathanasiou/Michalis Reppas Called a "Greek tragedy, Jerry Springer style" (Boston Phoenix), this sudsy drama plays like vintage Almodovar transplanted to the Mediterranean. Yanni Tsimitsellis stars as Christos, a hunky 20-year-old who beds every man and woman in his sight. When a wealthy land developer (Akyllas Karazisis) falls for Christos' charms, the backstabbing youngster uses his access to blackmail the gay tycoon for land for his family. In Greek with English subtitles. Greece, 2003, 100 mins. DVD | $44.95
From the Edge of the City Constantine Giannaris In this raw, realistic drama, an 18-year-old Kazakhstani immigrant living on the outskirts of Athens works as a male prostitute and tries to survive johns, drug dealers, pimps, gangsters and other obstacles in a country that is not his own. "...it captures a gritty urban reality without moralizing or sentimentalizing its hapless young protagonist" (Stephen Holden, The New York Times). In Greek and Russian with English subtitles. Greece, 1998, 94 mins. DVD | $37.95
Ghost of a Chance Vangelis Seitanidis Two young lovers think that they can get rich quick by robbing the casino where they work. Things fall apart though when they realize that their plan and accomplices are not as secure as they thought. This sexy thriller about love, loyalty and greed won the Best Film Prize at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Greece, 2001, 100 mins. DVD | $37.95
Hardcore Dennis Iliadis Dennis Iliadis's unflinching coming-of-age drama follows a pair of street smart Greek teenagers who meet in an Athens prostitution ring. The girls' close, tender friendship acts as a bulwark agains the grim realities of life on the streets, but it also explodes into a rash of brutally violent killings. Earning critical comparisons to films by Quentin Tarantino and Larry Clark, Iliadis's grim drama "perfectly captures the wildness of youth" (Oldenburg Film Festival). In Greek with English subtitles. Greece, 2004, 100 mins. DVD | $44.95
Hostage (Omiros) Constantine Giannaris Inspired by a real-life hijacking, Hostage tells the tragic story of an Iranian immigrant who takes a busload of people in northern Greece captive for 20 hours. An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival. With Stathis Papadopoulos, Theodora Tzimou, and Yannis Stankoglou. In Greek and Albanian with English subtitles. Greece/Turkey, 2005, 97 mins. DVD | $44.95
Meteor and Shadow Takis Spetsiotis The rise and fall of the great Greek poet Napoleon Lapathiotis is dramatized in this exceptionally well-acted feature. The film poignantly portrays the poet's turbulent life as a communist sympathizer, his struggles with drug addiction, and his openly gay lifestyle, which caused a scandal in the conservative society of Athens. Director Takis Spetsiotis "has avoided the cliches of the typical film biography. Instead he has fashioned a fascinating portrait of the poet Napoleon Lapathiotis that both celebrates his life and stylishly depicts his tragic fall" (Planet Out). In Greek with English subtitles. Greece, 1985, 101 mins. DVD | $44.95
Never on Sunday Jules Dassin Melina Mercouri stars as Illia, the most popular whore on the Greek port city of Piraeus. Director Dassin (her future husband) stars as Homer, an American self-styled philosopher who tries to raise her above streetwalking. Hilarious, carefree, with great Greek music throughout. In Greek with English subtitles. Greece, 1960, 91 mins. DVD | $37.95
Rouleman Panos Karkanevatos Panos Karkanevatos (Earth & Water) takes viewers on a voyeur's journey of discovery as a documentary film crew struggles to piece together the events that led to a beautiful woman's death. Loula is a sexy young Greek woman who dreams of escaping her grimy industrial town to become a singer in a nearby city. She begins a torrid affair with Kosmos, a visiting stranger, in hopes that he will take her away. But Loula will not survive their passionate, final night together. In Greek with English subtitles. Greece, 2005, 88 mins. DVD | $44.95
Singapore Sling Niko Nikolaidis Dreamlike and disturbing, this nightmarishly original horror thriller stars Panos Thanassoulis as a mute wanderer (Panos Thanassoulis) nicknamed "Singapore Sling" by two women who invite him into their country villa. The man, who is searching for his lost love, begins to fear that the women are more sinister than they originally appeared. A deranged mother-daughter duo, they subject their hostage to creative sexual tortures and violent games. Nikos Nikolaidis's Greek thriller is at once eerily beautiful and grotesquely haunting. In English and Greek with English subtitles. Greece, 1990, 120 mins. DVD | $44.95
Young Aphrodites Nikos Koundouros Two adolescents experience a surreally sensual awakening in a savagely nomadic world. Filmed among the landscapes and old ruins of Greece, using authentic shepherds, peasants and dances to recreate an ancient mood, the film won the Best Director Award at Berlin Festival. Stars Takis Emmanouil (Zorba the Greek), Eleni Prokopiou, and Vaggelis Ioannidis. In Greek with English subtitles. Greece, 1963, 87 mins. DVD | $44.95
