COUNRTY: Greece
TITLE: El Greco
DIRECTOR: Yannis
Smaragdis
PRODUCER: Eleni Smaragdi, Raimon Masllorens,
Dénes Szekeres, Georgios Fragkos
DURATION: 119 min
LOCATION: Abuja,
Lagos
STARRING: Nick
Ashdon, Juan Diego Botto, Laia Marull, Lakis
Lazopoulos, Dimitra
Matsouka, Sotiris Moustakas
RELEASE DATE: 2007
SYNOPSIS:
The film is an epic tale of
Domenicos Theotokopoulos, best known as El Greco,
a great Greek
artist of the 16th century with an uncompromising character, who sets off from
his homeland Crete
and goes to Venice
and finally Toledo, in search of freedom and love. There he
is confronted by his greatest adversary, the Spanish Inquisition, but his creative
consciousness and power make him stand out and overcome barbarity and
ignorance.
Being imprisoned and awaiting
execution by the Spanish Inquisition, Domenicos (Nick Ashdon) writes out his
story, thus parts of his life play out in extended flashbacks. Born on the
island of Crete, which was part of the Republic of Venice, he falls in love with
Francesca (Dimitra Matsouka), daughter of the Venetian governor of Crete. But
his father is preparing a political rebellion and as a result Domenicos leaves
the island and moves to Venice, away from the young woman. There he meets the
famous painter Titian
(Sotiris Moustakas) and the Spanish
priest Fernando Niño de Guevara (Juan Diego
Botto). Guevara immediately shows a confused interest in Domenicos,
and, when roiled by the Greek - and fighting personal demons - calls Domenicos
before the Inquisition where he must defend himself against charges of Heresy.
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