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El Director Y La Musa Protagonistas Del Cine Griego Contemporáneo I Jornadas De Cine Griego Contemporáneo El Director y la Musa Protagonistas del cine griego contemporáneo I Jornadas de Cine Griego Contemporáneo Grupo de Estudios Neohelénicos Departamento de Filología Clásica Irene papas Melina Mercouri Coordinan: Jesús de la Villa Irene Martín 1 crédito de libre configuración 12 – 19 de febrero de 2010, 16.00 – 19.30 Sala Audiovisual, Edificio de Posgrado El cine es una de las manifestaciones más conocidas internacionalmente de la cultura de la Grecia actual. Por un lado, Grecia ha dado a la pantalla un conjunto de directores de primera fila, ampliamente reconocidos y premiados, que han desarrollado su carrera tanto dentro de Grecia, como fuera de ella. Entre ellos cabe nombrar a Michael Cacoyannis, director de la celebérrima Zorba el griego (1964), Costa Gavras, que es considerado la figura más significativa del cine político del siglo XX, con películas famosas, filmadas en gran medida fuera de Grecia, como Z (1969), La confesión (1970), Desaparecido (1982) o La caja de música (1989), o Theo Angelópulos, director extraordinario y difícil, autor, entre otras, de cintas como La mirada de Ulises (1995) o La eternidad y un día (1998). Junto a ellos, algunos directores extranjeros han desarrollado en Grecia parte de su carrera, como el americano Jules Dassin, autor de El que debe morir (1956) o Nunca en domingo (1960). Por otro lado, hay un conjunto de actores y, sobre todo, actrices griegas que han alcanzado el reconocimiento y la fama internacional, entre las que destacan especialmente Melina Mercouri e Irene Papas. En el mundo del cine griego, además, se da un fenómeno, también conocido en otras filmografías, como es el de que determinados directores adoptan a ciertos actores y actrices como verdaderas fuentes de inspiración y trabajan una y otra vez con ellos. Pasado un tiempo pueden producirse cambios en esta relación y otros intérpretes ocupan el lugar de los primeros, a la vez que aquellos pasan a asociarse con nuevos directores. En este contexto, el presente ciclo de cine pretende indagar en este tipo de relaciones cruzadas presentando tres películas entre las más conocidas del cine griego de todos los tiempos, en las que coinciden dos directores –Michael Cacoyannis y Jules Dassin- y dos actrices –Melina Mercouri e Irene Papas-. La contemplación de estas tres películas puede convertirse en una magnífica ocasión para adentrarse en el rico mundo de la filmografía helena. Asistencia: Asistencia libre. Se requiere inscripción previa. Requisitos para la obtención de 1 crédito de libre configuración: Asistencia continuada y entrega de un comentario sobre cada una de las ponencias de las Jornadas (extensión de 1.000 palabras). El comentario tiene que enviarse hasta el día 19 de marzo a: [email protected] Inscripciones: Secretaría del Departamento de Filología Clásica, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Módulo III 314, teléfono: 91 497 45 39, fax: 91 497 29 98. Número máximo de participantes: 50. La selección, de ser necesaria, se realizará estrictamente por orden de inscripción. Más información: Irene Martín, Departamento de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales, Facultad de Derecho, Teléfono: 91 4972462, Correo electrónico: [email protected] Jesús de la Villa, Departamento de Filología Clásica, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Teléfonos: 91 497 45 17 / 39. Correo electrónico: [email protected] Viernes, 12 de febrero del 2010 Stella de Michael Cacoyannis, con Melina Mercouri Introducción y comentario a cargo de Jesús Alonso, especialista en cine griego. Lunes, 15 de febrero del 2010 Las Troyanas, de Michael Cacoyannis (basada en Eurípides), con Irene Papas, Katharine Hepburn y Vanessa Redgrave Introducción y comentario a cargo de Salvador García Ruiz, director de cine Viernes, 19 de febrero del 2010 Nunca en Domingo de Jules Dassin, con Melina Mercouri Introducción y comentario a cargo de Andrés Rubín de Celis, crítico de cine. Todas las sesiones tendrán lugar en la Sala audiovisual de la Unidad de recursos audiovisuales y multimedia, Edificio de Posgrado. Las sesiones comienzan a las 16:00 horas. Organizan: Grupo de Estudios Neohelénicos. Departamento de Filología Clásica, UAM Patrocinan: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Secretaría de Estado de Investigación (Gobierno de España) Ministerio de Cultura (República Helénica) Michael Cacoyannis Jules Dassin .
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