Greek fest offers look at Depression
Panorama of European Cinema bows on Oct. 22
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The Athens-based Panorama of European Cinema -- now in its 22nd year -- features a section called the Years of Wrath, with movies that include classic escapism such as Mervyn LeRoy's feel-good musical "Gold Diggers of 1933" alongside hard-hitting fare like John Ford's 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath."
More recent pics scheduled include films made about that period, such as Arthur Penn's 1967 "Bonnie and Clyde" and Sydney Pollack's 1969 story of dance marathons, "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"
"Every year we look for a topical subject for one of our programs," artistic director Ninos Feneck Mikelides told Variety. "Last year it was ecological issues. This year the subject suggested itself."
It's the first time a European film festival has run a special section on films from the period, he said.
The screenings will run alongside an exhibition of photos from the period and posters of the movies, organized with the help of the American embassy in Athens and the Greek-American Union, Mikelides added.
The Panorama of European Cinema 2009 runs in Athens Oct. 22-Nov. 1.
