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Voyage to Cythera

Original title: Taxidi sta Kythira
  • 19841984
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
2.7K
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Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)
  • Drama
An old communist returns to Greece after 32 years in the Soviet Union. However, things aren't the way he had hoped for.An old communist returns to Greece after 32 years in the Soviet Union. However, things aren't the way he had hoped for.An old communist returns to Greece after 32 years in the Soviet Union. However, things aren't the way he had hoped for.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
2.7K
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  • Director
    • Theodoros Angelopoulos
  • Writers
    • Theodoros Angelopoulos(screenplay)
    • Thanassis Valtinos(screenplay)
    • Tonino Guerra(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Manos Katrakis
    • Mairi Hronopoulou
    • Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
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  • Director
    • Theodoros Angelopoulos
  • Writers
    • Theodoros Angelopoulos(screenplay)
    • Thanassis Valtinos(screenplay)
    • Tonino Guerra(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Manos Katrakis
    • Mairi Hronopoulou
    • Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Manos Katrakis and Dora Volanaki in Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)
    Manos Katrakis and Dora Volanaki in Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)
    Giulio Brogi in Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)
    Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)
    Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)
    Giulio Brogi in Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)
    Giulio Brogi, Giorgos Nezos, and Athinodoros Prousalis in Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)
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    Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)
    Manos Katrakis and Dionysis Papagiannopoulos in Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)
    Manos Katrakis in Taxidi sta Kythira (1984)

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    Manos Katrakis
    Manos Katrakis
    • Spyrosas Spyros
    Mairi Hronopoulou
    Mairi Hronopoulou
    • Voulaas Voula
    Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
    Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
    • Antonisas Antonis
    Dora Volanaki
    Dora Volanaki
    • Katerinaas Katerina
    Giulio Brogi
    Giulio Brogi
    • Alexandrosas Alexandros
    • (as Julio Brogi)
    Giorgos Nezos
    Giorgos Nezos
    • Panagiotisas Panagiotis
    Athinodoros Prousalis
    Athinodoros Prousalis
    • Police Majoras Police Major
    Mihalis Giannatos
    Mihalis Giannatos
    • Harbor Masteras Harbor Master
    Vasilis Tsaglos
    Vasilis Tsaglos
    • President of Dockworkersas President of Dockworkers
    Despoina Geroulanou
    Despoina Geroulanou
    • Alexandros' Wifeas Alexandros' Wife
    Akis Kareglis
    • Spyros (Kid)as Spyros (Kid)
    Ahilleas Abazis
    Eirini Koumarianou
    Eirini Koumarianou
    • Maidas Maid
    Giannis Fyrios
    Giannis Fyrios
    • Old Man at Castingas Old Man at Casting
    • (uncredited)
    Stelios Lionakis
    Stelios Lionakis
    • Old Man at Castingas Old Man at Casting
    • (uncredited)
    Tasos Saridis
    Tasos Saridis
      • Director
        • Theodoros Angelopoulos
      • Writers
        • Theodoros Angelopoulos(screenplay) (idea)
        • Thanassis Valtinos(screenplay)
        • Tonino Guerra(screenplay)
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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      Storyline

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      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. —Anonymous
      • homecoming
      • exile
      • communism
      • Plot summary
      • Plot synopsis
      • Genre
        • Drama
      • Parents guide

      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        Part I of "A Trilogy of Silence".
      • Quotes

        Katerina: [on cheating] I often discover, with horror and relief, that I no longer believe in anything. At such times, I return to my body. It's the only thing that reminds me I'm alive.

      • Connections
        Followed by The Beekeeper (1986)
      • Soundtracks
        Lemonaki myrodato
        Folk song

      User reviews6

      Review
      Top review
      9/10
      Deeply humanist, moving, while still keeping Angelopoulos' trademark complexity
      One of Angelopoulos's most moving and accessible films (which is not to say it doesn't have a great deal of challenge and complexity).

      A film director is searching for the right old man to cast in his movie (to play his father?). Suddenly an old man who is the director's father (or is he?) a political revolutionary and ex- patriot returns home to reclaim his place. But he is unwilling to sell his land to make way for a giant new construction project, making him hated amongst his neighbors who are anxious to get cash for their rocky soil.

      Before long, the man is found to no longer have standing as a Greek citizen, and his placed on a raft off shore while the authorities figure out to do with him.

      Beautiful, poetic, ironically, darkly funny, absurd, and very touching film about old wounds, aging, and obsolescence, both on a human and national scale.
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      • runamokprods
      • Feb 26, 2012

      Details

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      • Release date
        • April 21, 1984 (Greece)
      • Countries of origin
        • Greece
        • West Germany
        • Italy
        • United Kingdom
      • Languages
        • Greek
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Die Reise nach Kythera
      • Production companies
        • Greek Film Center
        • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
        • RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
      • See more company credits at IMDbPro

      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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