Fourth Beirut Greek Film Festival

Under the joint patronage of the Ministry of Culture of Lebanon and the Embassy of Greece in Beirut, the 4th Greek Film Festival will be launched on Thursday, announced the embassy in a statement.

Organized by the League of Lebanese Graduates from Greek Universities (LLGGU), in collaboration with the Greek Film Center (GFC), it will last until October 16 at “Cinema Metropolis Empire, Sofil”.

The entrance is free and the tickets are provided at the venue.

This year, the movies selected embrace different genres: social, historical, drama and comedy to meet the tastes of different viewers.

Inspired by real life issues they unveil to the Lebanese public the struggle of a woman for life in dignity (Price of Love), the tragedy of two brothers torn apart by the Greek civil war (With Heart and Soul), the comic adventures of a man who was awarded the “Guinness” prize of unluckiness, the very realistic message delivered by “Casus Belli” (If one man falls, we all fall down) and more...

Most movies are prize winners at various festivals in Greece and the world.

The program comprises three short and three full-length films, subtitled in English or French, and is scheduled as follows:

Friday, October 14:

20:15 Casus Belli by Yorgos Zois (2009, 11 min)

20:30 With Heart and Soul by Pantelis Voulgaris (2009, 141 min)

Saturday, October 15:

20:15 Pyramids of Athens by Yolanda Markopoulou (2010, 14 min)

20:35 Guinness by Alexis Kardaras (2008, 94 min)

Sunday, October 16:

18:00 Casus Belli by Yorgos Zois (2009, 11 min)

18:15 Pyramids of Athens by Yolanda Markopoulou (2010, 14 min)

18:35 N’ Me for myself by Georgis Grigorakis (2009, 20 min)

19:00 The Price of Love byTonia Marketaki (1984, 110 min)

21:00 Guinness by Alexis Kardaras (2008, 94 min)