Nikos Panayotopoulos

Known for DirectingBorn 1941-11-06Died 2016-01-12Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece

Nikos Panayotopoulos was born on November 6, 1941, in Mytilene, Greece. He studied film making in Athens and started his career as an assistant director in Greek and foreign productions. In 1960-1973 he lived in Paris where he attended film courses at the filmology institute of Sorbonne. In 1973 he returned to Athens. His first film The Color of Iris (1974) ("The Colours of Iris") was the most unexpected creation of the New Greek Cinema. Since then he lived and worked there, and his beloved wife Marianna Spanoudakis, always by his side, participated faithfully in all of his productions, mainly as a costume designer and also as producer and actress. Since 1974 he wrote and directed films, with a special narrative style in a thematic approach that deals with issues such as erotic delusion and deterioration of human relations. His films have participated in national and international festivals and have received important distinctions and prizes. His death came just a few weeks after the release of his film Rembrandt's Daughter (2015) ("Rembrandt's Daughter").Read more

Movies & web series

The Woman Who Dreamed

Beautiful People

Edge of Night

Blood Ties

I'm Tired of Killing Your Lovers

The Colors of Iris

The Idlers of the Fertile Valley

Melodrama?

Directing Hell

The fruit carriers of Athens

The Bachelor

The Papadopoulou Family

Delivery

I Dream of My Friends

Varieté

False Alarm

The Limousine

Dying in Athens

I kori tou Rembrandt

To Each Their Voice: Theo Angelopoulos & Nikos Panayotopoulos

Αθήνα - Κωνσταντινούπολη

Lisa and the Other One