Directing
Adonis Kyrou
Born 1923-10-18 · Athens, Greece
Adonis Kyrou was a Greek-born French film director, screenwriter, and critic, known for his work in surrealist cinema and film criticism. Born in Athens, he moved to Paris after World War II, where he became an active member of the surrealist movement and a close associate of filmmaker Luis Buñuel. Kyrou directed several films, including The Roundup (1965) and The Monk (1972), the latter co-written with Buñuel. He authored influential books such as Le Surréalisme au cinéma (1953) and Amour-érotisme et cinéma (1957), which explored the intersections of surrealism, eroticism, and film. Kyrou's work significantly impacted the study and appreciation of surrealist cinema. He passed away in Paris in 1985.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
5.8Ambrosio is a monk who is sexually tempted by an emissary of the Devil, a young girl in monk's robes. After he has committed numerous crimes, it appears that he will be caught and punished by the Inquisition. Instead, he signs up on the Devil's team and wins his freedom.. and eventually, the papacy.
The Monk
1972
5.8Ambrosio is a monk who is sexually tempted by an emissary of the Devil, a young girl in monk's robes. After he has committed numerous crimes, it appears that he will be caught and punished by the Inquisition. Instead, he signs up on the Devil's team and wins his freedom.. and eventually, the papacy.
The Monk
1972
How to make the most of a defeat. How to make money from Napoleon's fiasco at Waterloo.
La Déroute
1957
How to make the most of a defeat. How to make money from Napoleon's fiasco at Waterloo.
La Déroute
1957
5.7A man developes an obsession with a wig.
La Chevelure
1961
NRShort film for the french TV program "Dim Dam Dom". A love letter to Barbara Steele and Sacher-Masoch's Venus in Furs.
Barbara and Her Furs
1967
A short documentary film about the eponymous work of architecture by the postman Ferdinand Cheval. Text by Cheval, spoken by Gaston Modot. This is the first film about Cheval's creation.
Le palais idéal
1958
9.0In 1900, an ambitious young man goes to Paris to make a fortune there. He will naturally get rich but by becoming a dreaded bandit. When he falls in love with the woman of his life, he tries to reform. To this end, he joins the colonial army.
Un honnête homme
1963
9.0In 1900, an ambitious young man goes to Paris to make a fortune there. He will naturally get rich but by becoming a dreaded bandit. When he falls in love with the woman of his life, he tries to reform. To this end, he joins the colonial army.
Un honnête homme
1963
6.9A summer night in 1944 in Kokkinia, Kosmas, a black marketeer, is out with his friends before he is arrested by the German patrol. The Germans push him to turn in people from the Resistance, or they will execute him.
The Roundup
1965
6.9A summer night in 1944 in Kokkinia, Kosmas, a black marketeer, is out with his friends before he is arrested by the German patrol. The Germans push him to turn in people from the Resistance, or they will execute him.
The Roundup
1965
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Le Temps des assassins
1962
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Le Temps des assassins
1962