Stavros Tornes

Stavros Tornes

Born: January 1, 1932
Died: July 26, 1988
in Athens, Greece
Stavros Tornes was born in 1932 in Athens, Greece. He was an actor and director, known for Karkalou (1984), Balamos (1982) and Thiraikos orthros (1968). He died in 1988 in Athens.

Movies for Stavros Tornes...

Έρημος και μόνος για να μου φύγει ο πόνος
Title: Έρημος και μόνος για να μου φύγει ο πόνος
Released: November 1, 2006
Type: Movie
A film director, his relationships with women and the expression of his bitterly emotions about cinema and Greece
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Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South
Title: Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South
Character: archive footage
Released: September 26, 1994
Type: Movie
"The Poor Hunter of the South" is the title of the film Stavros Tornes never got to make, rightfully featured alongside his name on this documentary by Stavros Kaplanidis ("Canteen", "Play it Again, Christos"). The film traces his imagery, listens for his whispers and infiltrates the memories of his closest friends, looking for clues in order to piece together the portrait of a filmmaker who made something out of nothing and stayed true to himself and his vision until the very end. Besides Tornes' own films, this documentary includes footage from films where the "poor hunter" appeared as an actor, like "The Secret of the Red Cloak" by Kostas Fotinos, "Kierion" by Dimos Theos and " Allonsanfan" by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
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Heron for Germany
Title: Heron for Germany
Character: Polydoros
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
The chronicle of Loukas Kostoglou, a publisher devoted to poetry, and Marios, his assistant, who is love with Nina.
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Danilo Treles: The Famous Andalusian Musician
Title: Danilo Treles: The Famous Andalusian Musician
Character: Fox Man
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
The portrait of an Andalusian musician who wanders around Epirus and socializes with the strangest characters in the area.
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Topos
Title: Topos
Character: Geropeismataris
Released: October 1, 1985
Type: Movie
During its 85-minute running time, this jarring experimental film takes a no-holds-barred look at the way women have been treated and depicted in Western art.
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Varieté
Title: Varieté
Character: Old Man in the Corridor
Released: January 18, 1985
Type: Movie
An actor's troupe puts up a variety show.
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Misunderstanding
Title: Misunderstanding
Released: June 7, 1983
Type: Movie
Remake of Jean-Pierre Melville's "Le Doulos."
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Balamos
Title: Balamos
Character: Balamos
Released: October 7, 1982
Type: Movie
In order to buy a horse, a man wanders in the bazaars of Thessaly. His journey will take him further than he imagines, as old prophets, forgotten witches and vampire princes will find himself on his way.
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City of Women
Title: City of Women
Character: (uncredited)
Released: March 28, 1980
Type: Movie
A businessman finds himself trapped at a hotel and threatened by women en masse.
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Christ Stopped at Eboli
Title: Christ Stopped at Eboli
Released: February 23, 1979
Type: Movie
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.
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Coatti
Title: Coatti
Released: September 26, 1977
Type: Movie
Stavros and Charlotte - i.e. the director and his partner in life and art, Charlotte van Gelder - are wandering the streets of a burdensome reality like immigrants, tracing the world around them through friendships, journeys and political quests. Made with minimal means with a few rolls of black and white film they managed to scrape together, this is a thoroughly unconventional film that defies traditional narrative structures, spectacularly revealing the director's true vision: a primordial cinema full of imagery that comes out of nowhere and communicates freely, like a small wonder. A large slice of the international film critic community - including Frenchman Louis Skorecki who described the film as a comet - will adore "Coatti" and continue to support Tornes' lonely path until the end.
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Kierion
Title: Kierion
Character: George Morgan
Released: November 25, 1974
Type: Movie
Athens 1967. The political assassinations and the background between the government and foreign powers, on the occasion of the "Polk Case", where an innocent leftist was convicted for the murder of an American journalist in Greece.
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Allonsanfan
Title: Allonsanfan
Character: Gioacchino
Released: September 6, 1974
Type: Movie
After the 1815 Restoration, an aging revolutionary finds himself reluctantly involved in an attempted insurrection in Southern Italy while growing increasingly disillusioned with his cause.
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Nausicaa
Title: Nausicaa
Character: Michel
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
A girl, whose father is from Greece, studies ancient art in France. The film was made for television but never broadcast for political reasons related to its portrayal of Greeks. A work print was screened in Belgium in 1971, and the film is now available in reconstructed form.
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Many Wars Ago
Title: Many Wars Ago
Character: General's Aide (uncredited)
Released: September 17, 1970
Type: Movie
Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casualties mount, indignation spreads among the rank and file. Disturbed by his superiors' decisions, Lieutenant Sassu is led to question the purpose of war and reconsider where his real duties lie.
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Open Letter
Title: Open Letter
Released: June 21, 1967
Type: Movie
Thirty-year-old lower middle class Dimitris, faint-hearted and not particularly ambitious, is ready to jump at the opportunity that will get him handsomely provided. He wavers between yesterday, the German occupation nightmare and his love debut with a neighbour and contemporary, fluid reality. He meets Thaleia, a rich woman his age, who frequents the same night club as him, but his daily routine is invariably the same. The closure of the small industry in Drapetsona, where he used to work for the last 8 years, and his relationship with Maria confront him with a different reality. Maria is a progressive, evening school teacher, full of dreams.
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Sky
Title: Sky
Released: August 31, 1962
Type: Movie
During the cold spring of 1941, with Greece already under German occupation, a long-suffering squad of war-battered soldiers receives orders from the headquarters in Athens to fall back, leaving behind the Albanian Front. As the men retreat through the snow-covered landscapes of the bomb-scarred Greek countryside, the terrifying certainty that nothing will ever be the same again crushes their weary human souls.
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Η ωραία της Ρούμελης
Title: Η ωραία της Ρούμελης
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
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Fishermen and Fishing
Title: Fishermen and Fishing
Character: narrator
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
The film depicts all forms of traditional fishing and the life of fishermen of the Molyvos community on the Greek island of Lesvos, as it transposes us to island life of 1961, through a series of images from another era. Fishermen sail in the open sea on a purse seine.
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Sharp as a Needle
Title: Sharp as a Needle
Character: police officer
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Tonis and Rena are loved, but their uncles have objections, as they are deadly competitors in the field of swimwear marketing. Rena's uncle promotes a modern swimsuit, while Toni's uncle is a fan of the classic line. The two young men decide to steal ..
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Στέγνωσαν τα δάκρυα μας
Title: Στέγνωσαν τα δάκρυα μας
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
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The Daywork of Happiness
Title: The Daywork of Happiness
Character: Nikos
Released: May 2, 1960
Type: Movie
Two young people are trying to make their common life although have to face the obstacle of an authoritarian mother. The young man, trying to overcome his financial difficulties, will be involved with a suspected man in a hypothetical big bay.
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Το Μυστικό του Κόκκινου Μανδύα
Title: Το Μυστικό του Κόκκινου Μανδύα
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie