A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
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).
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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