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Giorgio de Chirico: Argonaut of the Soul
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Wikipedia article
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Argonaut of the Soul
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| director = Giorgos Lagdaris
Kostas Anestis
| producer = Giorgos Lagdaris
| writer = Giorgos Lagdaris
Kostas Anestis
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| starring =
| narrator = Giorgos Bakiris
Spyros Mavides
Despoina Tsouka
| music = Evangelia Kikou
| cinematography = Dimitris Kordelas
Kostas Karpidas
| editing = Athanasia Xafara
| production_companies = EKPOL
Lagdaris Production
| distributor = Lagdaris Production
| released =
| runtime = 42 minutes
| country = Greece
| language = Greek
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'Giorgio de Chirico: Argonaut of the Soul' (; or ) is a 2010 documentary film produced by EKPOL (Social Intervention and Culture Company of the Prefecture of Magnesia), co-written and directed by Giorgos Lagdaris and Kostas Anestis. The film attempts to poetically approach the mysterious characteristic of the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico.
Synopsis
Through archival material, the documentary unfolds the artist's life and work from his birth in Volos until his death in Rome. De Chirico's relationship with his birthplace is highlighted and how his first experiences in Volos influenced his later artistic production and his artistic worldview, with the enigma at the centre of his quests. The documentary features distinguished art historians, critics and writers talking about his personality and work, such as Niki Loizidi, Nikos Daskalothanasis, Miltiadis Papanikolaou, Gerd Roos, Kostas Androulidakis, Militsa Karathanou, Kostas Komninos.
Cast
* Niki Loizidi as herself
* Miltiadis Papanikolaou as himself
* Kostas Androulidakis as himself
* Gerd Roos as himself
* Nikos Daskalothanasis as himself
* Militsa Karathanou as herself
* Konstantinos Hronopoulos as Little Giorgio
* Kostas Komninos as the Painter (De Chirico)
* Hristos Giannakopoulos as the Teacher (Kostas Mavroidis)
Production
The shooting of the film took place in Volos, Pelion, Athens, Nafplio and Rome, in 2008.
References
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