Gregory J. Markopoulos Movies
- 1951
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...
- 1968
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...
- 1967
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.
- 1969
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...
- 1948
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...
- 2002
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...
- 1968
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...
- 1967
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...
- 1969
Heads
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Includes 'portraits' of Marianne Faithfull, Thelonious Monk and 28 others, some known, some less so.
- 1949
Charmides
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Based on Plato's dialogue Charmides.
- 1966
Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’
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Temenos Archive, Zurich
- 1950
Jackdaw
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Jackdaw does not exist in this form; footage may have been incorporated into Flowers of Asphalt.
- 1940
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,...
- 1969
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...
- 1971
Doldertal 7
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Edited but not printed. Filmed in Zurich. Original reversal film deposted in Temenos Archive, Zurich.
- 1971
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...
- 1971
35, boulevard General Koenig
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Edited but unprinted. Filmed in Paris. Original reversal film in Temenos Archive, Zurich.
- 1968
(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).
- 1964
Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’
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Preserved by the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
- 1965
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...