18 Mar “85 years without Eleftherios Venizelos”: a short film by the National Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos”.
Grigoris Valtinos is the leading actor of the short film, produced by the National Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos”, for the 85 years since the death of the great politician. Michalis Aerakis and Anastasia Golema also participate. The script and direction are by Thanasis Theologis.
The film will be broadcast on the day of the anniversary, on Thursday March 18, at 8 pm, by the New Television of Crete. Also, from the same day it will be available on the platform of the public television ERTflix, in the category “ERT remembers / Great Greeks” (accessible via internet at www.ertflix.gr/category/archeio/spoydaioi-ellines and from smart TVs) , as well as on the Foundation’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZB8lw-8YOI, while in the next period it will be broadcast by the Television Station of the Hellenic Parliament.
The film, lasting 17 minutes, is entitled “85 years without Eleftherios Venizelos” and refers to the last days of his life. The shooting took place in Chania, at the Residence-Museum of Eleftherios Venizelos in Halepa and at Profitis Ilias in Akrotiri, where his tomb is located. It is based on the biography “Eleftherios Venizelos, the Man, the Leader” of the general director of the Foundation, Nikolaos Papadakis (Papadis), which was published in 2017 by the Foundation and the historic publishing house “Bookstore of Estia” and in 2020 by the Foundation and “Kathimerini “.
Duration: 17΄
Production: National Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos” -Ηania, 2021.