A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 2, 1992
Original Title:
Κρυστάλλινες Νύχτες
Alternate Titles:
Krystallines nyhtes
Production Companies:
Greek Film Centre
Slotint
Sofracima
Production Countries:
France | Greece | Switzerland
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 138
In this supernatural-themed romance, a German woman in the between-wars period is being initiated into some kind of esoteric/psychic order and learns at that time that her ideal mate won't even be born for quite a few years. By 1936, she has moved to Greece with her Greek husband, and there she meets Alberto, a very young Greek man, a Jew, who is evidently the man she has been seeking. They are able to read each other's thoughts and do so in the midst of a sexual encounter. Despite the boy's attraction to her, he spurns her due to her age (she is forty). She commits suicide and is born almost immediately as someone able to protect her ideal mate from the Germans. Later, as a young woman, she again has a liaison with Alberto, who again spurns her due to their age differences. Flashbacks indicate that this situation has been part of their lives for many incarnations.
Assistant Camera:
Yannis Drakoularakos
Assistant Director:
Lakis Antonakos
Assistant Editor:
Giorgos Helidonidis
Bonita Papastathi
Assistant Set Designer:
Tota Pritsa
Assistant Sound Engineer:
Thymios Kolokousis
Cinematography:
Stavros Hassapis
Costume Designer:
Giorgos Patsas
Director:
Tonia Marketaki
Editor:
Michel Lewin
Yanna Spyropoulou
Executive Producer:
Kostas Iliopoulos
Hairstylist:
Niki Psimouli
Idea:
Tonia Marketaki
Makeup Artist:
Danièle Vuarin
Katerina Varthalitou
Fotini Xenaki
Agni Lefaki
Olga Tsagari
Makeup Designer:
Fani Alexaki
Mixing Engineer:
Nikos Despotidis
Music:
Giorgios Papadakis
Production Director:
Yorgos Diamantis
Script Supervisor:
Lena Zaharia
Andreas Marianos
Set Designer:
Giorgos Patsas
Sound Editor:
Tonia Marketaki
Sound Effects:
Jacky Dufour
Jean-Louis Lebras
Sound Recordist:
Nikos Despotidis
Special Effects:
Michalis Samiotis
Thanks:
Aimilios Konitsiotis
Sakis Maniatis
Vasilis Maros
Nikos Varveris
Giorgos Panousopoulos
Andreas Thomopoulos
Dinos Katsouridis
Voula Georgakakou
Lakis Papastathis
Pantelis Voulgaris
Kostas Zirinis
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