Gregory J. Markopoulos Movies

  • 1951
    Flowers of Asphalt

    Flowers of Asphalt

    Flowers of Asphalt

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    Suggested music to be played during film : “Concerto Grosso” by Ludwig van Beethoven. With John Markopoulos, Maria Markopoulos, Andrew...

    Flowers of Asphalt
  • 1968
    The Mysteries

    The Mysteries

    The Mysteries

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    "In my film I suggest that there is no greater mystery than that of the protagonists. War and Love are simply equated for what they are; the...

    The Mysteries
  • 1967
    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill

    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill

    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill

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    The life of painter, dancer and poet Mark Turbyfill, seen in his 70th year, is evoked through Markopoulos’ unique form of cinematic portraiture.

    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill
  • 1969
    Sorrows

    Sorrows

    Sorrows

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    Set to music by Beethoven, this lyrical portrait moves from a chilled and misty exterior to the crystalline interior of the Swiss chateau that King...

    Sorrows
  • 1948
    Psyche

    Psyche

    Psyche

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    Psyche 1947, made while a student at USC, shows Markopoulos’ developing style and his sensuous use of colour and composition. Shot in the...

    Psyche
  • 2002
    The Hedge Theater

    The Hedge Theater

    The Hedge Theater

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    Beavers shot The Hedge Theatre in Rome in the 1980s. It is an intimate film inspired by the Baroque architecture and stone carvings of Francesco...

    The Hedge Theater
  • 1968
    Gammelion

    Gammelion

    Gammelion

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    Gammelion 1968, filmed at Il Castello Roccasinibalda in Rieti, Italy, is a major work in Markopoulos’s oeuvre, marking the transition into his...

    Gammelion
  • 1967
    Bliss

    Bliss

    Bliss

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    The first film made by Markopoulos after moving to Europe, Bliss was shot over the course of two days using only available light to create a lyrical...

    Bliss
  • 1969
    Heads

    Heads

    Heads

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    Includes 'portraits' of Marianne Faithfull, Thelonious Monk and 28 others, some known, some less so.

    Heads
  • 1949
    Charmides

    Charmides

    Charmides

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    Based on Plato's dialogue Charmides.

    Charmides
  • 1966
    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’

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    Temenos Archive, Zurich

    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’
  • 1950
    Jackdaw

    Jackdaw

    Jackdaw

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    Jackdaw does not exist in this form; footage may have been incorporated into Flowers of Asphalt.

    Jackdaw
  • 1940
    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

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    Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Filmed in Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. Preserved by the Oesterreichisches Filmmsuem, Vienna and Temenos Archive,...

    A Christmas Carol
  • 1969
    Political Portraits

    Political Portraits

    Political Portraits

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    Dedicated to Dieter Meier. voice-over by Gregory Markopoulos, reading an excerpt in English translation of Paul Valéry’s L’Homme...

    Political Portraits
  • 1971
    Doldertal 7

    Doldertal 7

    Doldertal 7

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    Edited but not printed. Filmed in Zurich. Original reversal film deposted in Temenos Archive, Zurich.

    Doldertal 7
  • 1971
    Saint Acteon

    Saint Acteon

    Saint Acteon

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    Filmed in the gardens of the villa La Pietra, Fiesole, Italy. Preserved in Oesterreichisches Filmmuseum, Vienna.Original reversal film in Temenos...

    Saint Acteon
  • 1971
    35, boulevard General Koenig

    35, boulevard General Koenig

    35, boulevard General Koenig

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    Edited but unprinted. Filmed in Paris. Original reversal film in Temenos Archive, Zurich.

    35, boulevard General Koenig
  • 1968
    (A)lter (A)ction

    (A)lter (A)ction

    (A)lter (A)ction

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    (A)lter (A)ction, 1968. Videotape, black-and-white, sound; 65 minutes (director's edit: 57 minute television version).

    (A)lter (A)ction
  • 1964
    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

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    Preserved by the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’
  • 1965
    Award Presentation to Andy Warhol

    Award Presentation to Andy Warhol

    Award Presentation to Andy Warhol

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    In 1964 Film Culture magazine chose Andy Warhol for its annual Independent Film award. The plan was to show some of Andy's films and have Andy come...

    Award Presentation to Andy Warhol