Ena gelasto apogevma (1979) User Reviews

the struggle for democracy

[varkaris · 11 June 2000]

In a tortured climate,Kourkoulos portraits a brave man fighting for democracy in Greece during the dictatorship of 1967.Following the techniques of the film noire,Thomopoulos shoots in a slow pace illustrating the love of two young persons and pinpointing the problems in modern Greece with social perspectives.Espionage,terrorism and human interactivity construct the framework of this movie.

The Best Political Greek Movie Ever Made!!

[leo-378 · 10/10 · 21 June 2012]

I watched this movie in DVD many years later than it released in Videotape but I LOVED IT FROM THE FIRST BEGINNING! "Smiley Afternoon" is primarily a political film. As the main protagonists, who plays with great sensitivity Kourkoulos Nickos, is a rising, with zest and fist, a politician who not only faces problems personally, but professionally.His political opponents are constantly put to trip, the most important of them return, and his apology for his roots. His father was a partner of the German Occupation and the Greek short memory as usual, now suddenly works, and a newly minted politician and bold Venieris Dimitris wants to bring fundamental change to the system to reverse the data, and go ahead to the country. Alas!The script worked within a person-a symbol of journalism and writing at the time, Freddy Germanos, who had previously staged in the theater and had a book published as a novel. Andreas Thomopoulos, genuine child of the New Greek Cinema, with great success of the "Easy Road" with Pavlos Sidiropoulos, just a few months ago, he directed yet another box office success of 1979. Nikos Kourkoulos and Betty Livanos wonderful play,the first with the usual exaggeration of the second and advanced to the liveliness of Beauty, still under the light, but release in the videotape, photograph Aris Stavrou. Of course, it remains memorable and music from Chatzinasios."Smiling Evening" remains to this day, despite the outdated look of a diamond, so anyway, undervalued Greek political cinema!