Essential Cinema: Correction (Diorthosi)

Directed and co-written by Thanos Anastopoulos Co-written by Vasilis Raissis
Greece, 2007, distributed by Greek Film Centre, 35mm, color, 1.78:1, 87 min.
Cast: Yorgos Symeonidis, Ornela Kapetani, Savina Alimani
Greek with English subtitles

Yorgos Simeoforidis is paroled from prison after serving four years for an undisclosed crime. Like a modern-day Ulysses, he is adrift on the streets of Athens, surrounded by a multitude of people from the far-flung regions of the Mediterranean. 

From the Shadows:  Greek Independent Cinema Oct 13 – Nov 10, 2009.  This AFS series provides a sampling of the concerns and fine artistry of a handful of emerging Greek directors. Co-sponsored with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. More about the AFS Essential Cinema Series at http://www.austinfilm.org/Page.aspx?pid=261.  Free for AFS members, $6 for all others. 

Tues 10/13 7pm - The Homecoming (I Epistrofi) Austin Premiere
Tues 10/20 7pm - Tale 52 (Istoria 52) Austin Premiere
Tues 10/27 7pm - Small Crime (Mikro Eglima) Austin Premiere
Tues 11/3 7pm - Correction (Diorthosi) Austin Premiere
Tues 11/10 7pm - Still Looking For Morphine Austin Premiere