L (film)

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L (Learning) is a Greek movie produced in 2011, directed by Babis Makridis, written by Babis Makridis and Efthymis Filippou, based on an original idea by Yorgos Giokas. It was the first Greek movie selected to compete at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival (19–29 January 2012) where its international premiere took place. The movie was also nominated to compete in the official Tiger Awards competition in the International Film Festival Rotterdam (25 January – 5 February 2012) where its European premiere took place.The film was nominated for Best Script award at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards. A six-minute extract of the movie was first released at the Work Progress Section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, at the Czech Republic in July 2011. L is Makridis's first feature film. His short film The Last Fakir (2005) was awarded the Newcomer's Prize at the 2005 International Short Film Festival in Drama which takes place in Greece.

Plot

L
Directed by	Babis Makridis
Produced by	Beben Films
Screenplay by	Babis Makridis Efthymis Filippou
Based on	an original idea by Yorgos Giokas
Starring	Aris Servetalis Makis Papadimitriou Yannis Bostantzoglou Eleftherios Matthaios Nota Tserniafski Stavros Raptis Thanassis Dimou Christoforos Skamnakis Pavlos Makridis Natalia Tserniafski
Music by	Coti K
Cinematography	Thimios Bakatakis
Distributed by	Feelgood Entertainment
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

A Man lives in his car. He is 40 years old and although he does not have a lot of free time, when he does, he chooses to spend it with his family. He meets his wife and two children at a specified day and time in car parking lots. His job is to locate and bring the finest honey to a 50-year-old man. A New Driver shows up and the Man gets fired. The Man’s life changes and he finds it absurd that no one trusts him anymore.

Cast

Aris Servetalis as the Man
Makis Papadimitriou as the Black Rider
Yannis Bostantzoglou as the Boss
Eleftherios Matthaios as The Bear
Nota Tserniafski as the Wife
Stavros Raptis as the Friend
Thanassis Dimou as the New Driver
Christoforos Skamnakis as the Yachtsman
Pavlos Makridis as the Son
Natalia Tserniafski as the Daughter
Alexis Kanakis as Motorbiker
Antonis Iliakis as Meteor

Production
Filming

Filming took place during March and April 2011 in outdoor locations in Attica, Greece and additional filming took place at the end of July 2011. Filming was concluded within 27 days.
Technical information

The movie was filmed in 35mm with an Arriflex BL camera, is 87 minutes long, in colour, sound Dolby SRD, language Greek with English subtitles, 1:85:1 format, edited in Avid.

Production credentials

Directed, by Babis Makridis
Script, Efthymis Filippou Babis Makridis, based on an original idea by Yorgos Giokas about a man who lives in his car
Location Manager, Dimitris Chalkiadakis
Line Producer, Yorgos Papadimitriou
Sets, Dafni Kalogianni
Costumes, Dimitris Papathomas
Sound, Stefanos Efthimiou
Mixing/Sound Design, Costas Fylaktidis
Music, Coti K
Editor, Yannis Chalkiadakis
Director of Photography, Thimios Bakatakis
Executive Producer, Peter Carlton, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Production, Beben Films (Amanda Livanou, Babis Makridis)
Co Production, NOVA, Feelgood Entertainment, Faliro House Productions, Top Cut, Modiano S.A., Dennis Iliadis, Efthymis Filippou, Yannis Chalkiadakis, Thimios Bakatakis, Yorgos Papadimitriou, Dimitris Papathomas, in association with Warp Films and the support of the Greek Film Center.

Release and distribution

The movie was released in Greek movie theaters in February 2012 by Feelgood Entertainment movie distribution company.
Festivals

Sundance Film Festival 2012 . Official selection world drama competition.

Rotterdam Film Festival 2012 . IFFR's Tiger Awards Competition.

Copenhagen Film Festival 2012. Official competition for New talent grand pix

Indielisboa 2012. Official Competition.

Seattle International Film Festival 2012. New Directors Competition.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2012. Competition Telescope Section.

Mumbai Film Festival 2012. International Competition.

42 Molodist. Kyiv Film Festival 2012. International Competition. WINNER THE GRAND PRIX OF MOLODIST

Arizona Underground Film Festival 2012. International Competition.

Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux 2012. International Competition.

36o São Paulo International Film Festival. New Directors Competition.

Shadowline Salerno 2012. Official Competition.

Sydney Film Festival 2012. Section Push Me to the Edge

D' A Festival Internacional de cinema d'author de Barcelona 2012.

Istanbul Film festival 2012. At a special section called " What's happening in Greece?"

Karlovy Vary 2012. Section Another View.

Stockholm Film Festival 2012. Section Twilight Zone .

19th Greek Film Festival 2012 (Melbourne).

Eurasia Film Festival 2012. Section Cinema bridge: East

23 Ljubljana Film Festival 2012. Section Panorama

Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo. 2012. Section: Focus Europa : Greece.

27º Festival international de cine de mar del plata FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE MAR DEL PLATA

18ο Vilnius International Film Festival Lithuania Programm Discoveries

Words about L

FILM DE CULTE

FLIX

FLIX GR

INDIEWIRE PRESS PLAY

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THE BRAG

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THE LIMERICK REVIEW

TWITCH

CULTURENOW

QUIET EARTH

ALTERNATIVE CHRONICLE

FILM FESTIVAL OF ROTTERDAM

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

CINEDIVERGENTE

FILM THREAT

KVINFOS WEBMAGAZINE

SBS.COM.AUSTRALIA

YOUNG AND INNOCENT

External links

The official movie blog
L on IMDb
L official facebook page
L official site

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