Film

Leukada, the Island of the Poets

1958 · 16m · Documentary

For Leucada has no beginning, and no end…

Considered the first creative documentary in Greek cinematic history, this short homage shot by Roviros Manthoulis as his debut film on the island of Lefkada in 1958, commissioned by the Hellenic Press Office, is nothing short of a voyage through a land that takes the poetry of everyday life as its guide, since every image – be it sweeping or small – of this stunningly beautiful island is “translated” via the voice-over into a story forged from many ages of myths and traditions.

• Roviros ManthoulisDirector · Writer · Editor

Release date

December 10, 1958

Status

Released

Original language

Greek

Runtime

16m

Genres

Documentary