In partnership with the 8th Athens Open Air Film Festival and as part of this year’s Classics Illustrated: Reading on the Big Screen tribute, we’re delighted to bring you a selection of masterpieces of British cinema, featuring some of the best cinematic adaptations of literary works.
Legendary book adaptations on the big screen, much-loved award-winning films and acclaimed directors await cinema-goers at the 8th Athens Open Air Film Festival.
The Athens Open Air Film Festival screenings will be hosted at a variety of venues around the Greek capital – including parks, squares, courtyards, museums, archaeological sites and summer cinemas – to better acquaint residents and visitors alike with a number of well-known and perhaps lesser-known city spots. Join us for a celebration of cinema provided by one of the capital’s most vibrant festivals, where all screenings and wrap-around events are free to the public.
Screenings
The films included in the tribute are:
- Friday 15 June 2018 | 21.30
Goldfinger (1964) directed by Guy Hamilton
Plato’s Academy Park (137 Monastiriou Street, 104 42 Athens)
www.facebook.com/events/370842133323540 - Friday 13 July 2018 | 23.00
The Haunting (1963) directed by Robert Wise
Petralona Park (Ano Petralona, 118 51 Athens)
www.facebook.com/events/2104718036435911 - Wednesday 18 July 2018 | 21.30
The Remains of the Day (1993) directed by James Ivory
National Archaeological Museum (44 Patission Street, 106 82 Athens)
www.facebook.com/events/191734061370211 - Wednesday 22 August 2018 | 21.00
The Collector (1965) directed by William Wyler
Rematia Theatre (2–8 Narkisson Street, 152 33 Chalandri) - Friday 24 August 2018 | 21.00
The Long Day Closes (1992) directed by Terence Davies
Dionisiou Areopagitou Street (pedestrianised street, adjacent to the south slope of the Acropolis – opposite the Acropolis Museum) - Wednesday 29 August 2018 | 21.00
Lord of the Flies (1963) directed by Peter Brook
Numismatic Museum Garden (12 Panepistimiou Street, 106 71 Athens)
For the full programme of the 8th Athens Open Air Film Festival, visit www.aoaff.gr.
Information
For further information, please contact Maria Papaioannou:
| Maria.Papaioannou@britishcouncil.gr | |
| Telephone | 210 369 2336 |
The programme is part of Athens 2018 – World Book Capital.
