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Athens, Return to the Acropolis is a grec film of genre Documentary directed by Theo Angelopoulos with Petros Fyssoun
Athens, Return to the Acropolis (1983)
Αθήνα, επιστροφή στην Ακρόπολη
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Add to a movie listAthènes, Retour sur l'Acropole (grec moderne : Αθήνα, επιστροφή στην Ακρόπολη) est un film grec réalisé par Theo Angelopoulos, sorti en 1983.
Athènes, Retour sur L'acropole est un moyen métrage destiné à faire partie d'une série de documentaires télévisées sur les capitales culturelles européennes. Théo Angelopoulos s'appuie fortement sur les mythes, l'histoire et les souvenirs collectés pour réaliser le portrait de sa ville natale.
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Petros Fyssoun
(Narrator (voice))
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