Landscape in the Mist

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Landscape in the Mist ★★★ Topio Stin Omichli 1988

A stark Greek landscape in a rainy winter sets the scene for a tragic search by two children for their unknown father. Relies heavily on symbolism to make its point about unfulfilled desire (including the film's imaginary German-Greek border). In Greek with English subtitles. 126m/C VHS, DVD . GR FR IT Tania Palaiologou, Michalis Zeke, Stratos Tzortzoglou, Eva Kotamanidou, Aliki Georgouli; D: Theo Angelopoulos; W: Thanassis Valtinos, Tonino Guerra, Theo Angelopoulos; C: Yorgos Arvanitis; M: Eleni Karaindrou.

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