GLIMPSES OF GREECE
Sandoz Henry
Colour short film entitled “GLIMPSES OF GREECE”, directed by Henry Sandoz, with cinematography by Michail Gaziadis and Pierre Levan and edited by Jacques Palfrey, presenting the post-war reconstruction and modernisation of the country. The camera records iconic monuments such as the Acropolis and Meteora, tourist infrastructure and major technical works, while highlighting industrial development in Skaramangas, Piraeus and the aluminium factory. At the same time, rural daily life is depicted, from weaving in Metsovo and timber work in Zagori to rice harvesting, while the video concludes with footage of the armed forces and modern urban life in Athens.
Item type:
Audio Visual
Date:
n.d.
Subject:
rural economy, aeroplane, Athens, Aegean, Acropolis, infrastructure development, loom, ancient knowledge, Ancient Greece, archaeological sites, ancient civilisation, architecture, urbanisation, motorways, Second World War, aluminium industry, sustainable development, mountains, dairy, sculpture, forest cooperative, Public Power Corporation (PPC), democracy, Democritus, Athens International Airport, international tourism, Corinth Canal, national revival, industrialisation, free thought, Greece, Greek islands, Greek landscapes, Greek resistance, Greek history, Greek society, Greek seafaring tradition, Greek economy, Greek identity, Greek countryside, Greek National Tourism Organisation, Greek National Tourism Organisation, Greek civilisation, Greek army, merchant fleet, aerial cable workers, Zagori, electrification, sea, Thermopylae, religious tradition, cafés, Corinthian Gulf, folk tradition, port, Mediterranean, post-war Greece, Meteora, Metsovo, Molon labe, monasteries, motel, mules, NATO, Skaramangas Shipyards, shipbuilding industry, shipping, nightlife, hotels, timber, economic development, Olympic Airways, mountain villages, mountainous Greece, Orthodoxy, traditional villages, traditional arts, Piraeus, travellers, square, ship, air force, cultural heritage, luxury hospitality, ferry services, nuclear energy, rice cultivation, military exercises, modern Athens, modern Hellenism, local production, tourism, tourists, supertankers, textile industry, Fragkista
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