Lakis Papastathis (1943-2023)

Alias:
Λάκης Παπαστάθης

Birthplace:
Volos, Greece

Born:
January 1, 1943

Died:
March 8, 2023

Lakis Papastathis was born in Volos on May 16, 1943. He studied at the Center for Film Studies (1963). In 1972, he directed his first short film, “Letters from America,” which won an award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. From 1968 to 1971, he worked as an assistant director, mainly on “Eudokia” by Alexis Damianos. Three years later, he moved to television, where, as a director-producer, he created the series “Backstage” and “Historical Archive” with Takis Hatzopoulos. He directed the feature films: The Time of the Greeks (1981), Theophilus (1987), The Only Journey of His Life (2001), and Journey to Mytilene (2010).

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Assistant Director:
1971  Evdokia

Director:
1965  Περιπτώσεις του ΟΧΙ
1971  Evdokia
1972  Letters from America
1975  With Pleasure, Savvopoulos
1981  When the Greeks
1987  Theophilos
2001  The Only Journey of His Life
2010  Journey to Mytilene

Novel:
1965  Περιπτώσεις του ΟΧΙ
1971  Evdokia
1972  Letters from America
1975  With Pleasure, Savvopoulos
1981  When the Greeks
1987  Theophilos
2001  The Only Journey of His Life
2006  Coat Fitting
2010  Journey to Mytilene

Producer:
1965  Περιπτώσεις του ΟΧΙ
1971  Evdokia
1972  Letters from America
1975  With Pleasure, Savvopoulos
1981  When the Greeks
1987  Theophilos
2001  The Only Journey of His Life
2006  Coat Fitting
2010  Journey to Mytilene

Screenplay:
1965  Περιπτώσεις του ΟΧΙ
1971  Evdokia
1972  Letters from America
1975  With Pleasure, Savvopoulos
1981  When the Greeks
1987  Theophilos
2001  The Only Journey of His Life
2006  Coat Fitting
2010  Journey to Mytilene

Thanks:
1965  Περιπτώσεις του ΟΧΙ
1971  Evdokia
1972  Letters from America
1975  With Pleasure, Savvopoulos
1981  When the Greeks
1987  Theophilos
1992  Crystal Nights
2001  The Only Journey of His Life
2006  Coat Fitting
2010  Journey to Mytilene

Writer:
1965  Περιπτώσεις του ΟΧΙ
1971  Evdokia
1972  Letters from America
1975  With Pleasure, Savvopoulos
1981  When the Greeks
1987  Theophilos
1992  Crystal Nights
2001  The Only Journey of His Life
2006  Coat Fitting
2010  Journey to Mytilene

Creator:
1976  Paraskinio

Director:
1976  Paraskinio

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