
Directing
Yannis Smaragdis
Born
1946-04-25 (80)
Place of birth
Gonies, Heraklio, Greece
Known for
Directing
Credits
21 titles
Yannis Smaragdis was born in Crete in 1946. He studied Film in Greece and France. He made his first appearance in 1972 with the short film Two Three Things..., which received the first prize at the Athens Film Festival, as well as a Special Mention at the Montreal Film Festival. Iannis Smaragdis' career has been full of creativity and counts many successes. His most significant features are Cavafy (1996) and El Greco (2007). They were both very successful and award-winning films that participated in many international festivals, the most significant being the Toronto International Film Festival. On television, he touched the hearts of audiences with his Good night to you, Kyr Alexandre in 19…
Known for
4.2The story of the statesman Ioannis Kapodistrias from his time as foreign minister of Russia all the way to Greece's independence in the 1820s.
Kapodistrias: The Governor
2025
5.4The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
God Loves Caviar
2012
6.0The true story of the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, Nikos Kazantzakis, based on his work, Report to Greco, which is, essentially, his autobiography.
Kazantzakis
2017
6.0The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
El Greco
2007
NR32 film essays. Poets and Cities.
Thus Spoke the City
1990
Biopic focusing on Theodoros Kolokotronis. Plot TBA.
Untitled Theodoros Kolokotronis Film
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Behind the camera
4.2The story of the statesman Ioannis Kapodistrias from his time as foreign minister of Russia all the way to Greece's independence in the 1820s.
Kapodistrias: The Governor
2025
4.2The story of the statesman Ioannis Kapodistrias from his time as foreign minister of Russia all the way to Greece's independence in the 1820s.
Kapodistrias: The Governor
2025
5.4The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
God Loves Caviar
2012
5.4The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
God Loves Caviar
2012
6.0The true story of the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, Nikos Kazantzakis, based on his work, Report to Greco, which is, essentially, his autobiography.
Kazantzakis
2017
6.0The true story of the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, Nikos Kazantzakis, based on his work, Report to Greco, which is, essentially, his autobiography.
Kazantzakis
2017
6.0The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
El Greco
2007
6.0The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
El Greco
2007
NR32 film essays. Poets and Cities.
Thus Spoke the City
1990
Biopic focusing on Theodoros Kolokotronis. Plot TBA.
Untitled Theodoros Kolokotronis Film
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6.8Three short stories satirizing the Greece of “Change” in early 80's. A take-off on the police dramas of Giannis Maris; a satire of the films of the New Greek Cinema; and a satire of the “fustanella (Greek kilt)” films as well.
What a Mess
1982
7.5Two years after the establishment of the junta of the colonels, a resistance fighter leaves for Sweden. After 14 years of exile, the return to Greece is painful. His girlfriend has been married, while his friends have completely changed.
The Song Of Return
1983
7.5Two years after the establishment of the junta of the colonels, a resistance fighter leaves for Sweden. After 14 years of exile, the return to Greece is painful. His girlfriend has been married, while his friends have completely changed.
The Song Of Return
1983
4.2An ailing, elderly poet reminisces about his life of unrest and homosexual urges.
Cavafy
1996
4.2An ailing, elderly poet reminisces about his life of unrest and homosexual urges.
Cavafy
1996
10.0A group of minors escape from a reformatory and lock themselves in a museum on an island, threatening to destroy the statues if their demands are not met.
The Bleeding Statues
1982
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Καλή σου Νύχτα Κυρ-Αλέξανδρε
1981
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Καλή σου Νύχτα Κυρ-Αλέξανδρε
1981
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Καλή σου Νύχτα Κυρ-Αλέξανδρε
1981
NRThe movie is about Count Ioannis Kapodistrias, one of the most important diplomats of the 18th century, who became the first governor of the independent Greek state (1827).
Report to Kapodistrias
2021
NRThe movie is about Count Ioannis Kapodistrias, one of the most important diplomats of the 18th century, who became the first governor of the independent Greek state (1827).
Report to Kapodistrias
2021
