Movie Details
Original Language:Greek (Modern)
Executive Producers:Aglaia Latsiou,
Nikos Moustakas
Production Companies:Greek Film Centre, Greek Television ET-1
Master of the Shadows
Audience Score
DirectorLefteris Xanthopoulos
WritersLefteris Kaponis
1 hr 45 minDrama
Plot
Shadow puppetry is not only part of the heritage of East Asia; Greece had its own traditional form of this popular art. In this leisurely drama, set in 1950s Athens, Antonis Barkis (Kostas Kasakos) is the master puppeteer for a traditional shadow show. However, although he is still making a living, it is clear that other forms of popular entertainment will soon supplant this one. This does not improve Antonis' temper, and his assistant's desires to modernize their entertainments only make it worse.
