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Original title: Ταξίδι στα Κύθηρα
1984 Movie Germany, United Kingdom, Greece, Italy Drama 139 min
By: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Theo Angelopoulos With: Manos Katrakis, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Mary Hronopoulou

A film-maker, Alexandros (Brogi), auditions a succession of old men who speak the line, 'It's me, it's me.' Tiring of the task, he goes to a café and sees his perfect actor, a lavender-seller. Alexandros follows the man to Piraeus where, it transpires, the film-maker is to meet his father Spyros, a resistance fighter (Katrakis) returning to Greece after 32 years in the Soviet Union. In "Voyage to Cythera," we follow Spyros' long and erratic wanderings in an attempt to reach the Greek island of Cythera. The man spent so many years away from all his family and friends, and is now back in his native country. Now older, filled with frustration, Spyros prefers not to talk about his past.

Filmium rating
77%

Festival Achievements

Festival de Cannes 1984
Awards:
In Competition - Feature films • In Competition - Feature films

Mood

Disillusioned
Melancholic
Reflective
Sad

Cast & Crew

Theo Angelopoulos
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Thanassis Valtinos
Tonino Guerra
Manos Katrakis
Mary Hronopoulou
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Greek Cinema
Mary Chronopoulou
Notable Cast
Theodoros Angelopoulos (Director)

Cinematic Technique

Long Takes
Minimalist
Symbolism
Visual Storytelling
Visual Symbolism

Film Movements

Greek New Wave

Narrative Structure

Allegorical
Nonlinear

Pace

Deliberate
Measured
Slow-Paced

Runtime

Art-House

Style

Cinematic
Poetic
Slow-Paced

Time-Period

1980S

Central Conflict

Disillusionment With Homeland
Return After Exile

Characters

Elderly Protagonist
Exiled Communist
Veteran Partisan

Ending

Ambiguous
Melancholic
Symbolic

Historical Context

Post-1974 Greek Political Climate

Key Plot Points

Homecoming
Reunion With Past
Symbolic Voyage

Plot

Disappointment
Disillusionment
Exile
Post-Exile
Return To Homeland
Search For Belonging

Setting

Rural Greece
Village

Shooting Location

Greece
Rural Villages

Theme

Disillusionment
Exile
Homecoming
Identity
Loss
Memory

Genre

Art Cinema
Art-House
Character Study
Drama

Audiences

Adults
Art Cinema
Art-House Cinephiles
Film Enthusiasts

Titles

Die Reise nach Kythira - Taxidi sta Kythira
El viaje a Cítera
Le voyage à Cythère - Taxidi sta Kythira
Taxidi sta Kythira
Viagem a Cythera
Viaje a Cythera
Voyage to Cythera
Voyage to Cythera - Taxidi sta Kythira
Ταξίδι στα Κύθηρα

Awards

Best Screenplay
Fipresci Prize

Critical Reception

Mixed Reviews
Praise For Visual Style

Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

Reception

Art-Film Acclaim
Artistic Merit
Cannes Prize
Critical Acclaim
Critical Mixed Reviews
Mixed Reviews

Production Countries

Greece

Release Year

1984
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