Gregory J. Markopoulos Movies

  • 1961
    Serenity

    Serenity

    Serenity

    6.81961HD

    Originally edited in two versions. Version I, 70 minutes; version II, 90 minutes. (The only known existing version is not Markopoulos’s edit...

    Serenity
  • 1964
    Dionysus

    Dionysus

    Dionysus

    71964HD

    In 1963 Boultenhouse wrote, produced, and directed Dionysius,which he described as a “free treatment of Euripides' The Bacchae.”It...

    Dionysus
  • 2002
    The Hedge Theater

    The Hedge Theater

    The Hedge Theater

    6.52002HD

    Some years after filming AMOR, I returned to Italy and found the source for a new film in the architecture of Borromini and in a grove of trees with...

    The Hedge Theater
  • 1967
    Eros, O Basileus

    Eros, O Basileus

    Eros, O Basileus

    41967HD

    Structured in nine tableaux each a study of a simple action or situation involving a lone, naked figure, the blind Eros, searching for fulfilment,...

    Eros, O Basileus
  • 1967
    Himself as Herself

    Himself as Herself

    Himself as Herself

    3.61967HD

    The young hero seems the essence of maleness, yet he's troubled by vaguely feminine objects. Soon his masculine and feminine selves are intercut, as...

    Himself as Herself
  • 1967
    Twice A Man Twice

    Twice A Man Twice

    Twice A Man Twice

    01967HD

    A performative variation on "Twice a Man” side by side, one running forward, the other backward. The sound is maintained only on the projector...

    Twice A Man Twice
  • 1969
    Sorrows

    Sorrows

    Sorrows

    7.91969HD

    Set to music by Beethoven, this lyrical portrait moves from a chilled and misty exterior to the crystalline interior of the Swiss chateau that King...

    Sorrows
  • 1964
    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    01964HD

    Preserved by the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’
  • 1973
    Hagiographia II

    Hagiographia II

    Hagiographia II

    01973HD

    The entire film was rephotographed and edited into Eniaios Cycle V. Filmed in Mistra, Greece.

    Hagiographia II
  • 2000
    Sotiros

    Sotiros

    Sotiros

    6.82000HD

    In Sotiros, there is an unspoken dialogue and a seen dialogue, The latter is held between the intertitles and the images; the former is moved by the...

    Sotiros
  • 1976
    Prosopographia

    Prosopographia

    Prosopographia

    51976HD

    Prosopographia, 1976. 16mm film, color, sound; 5 minutes (unfinished).

    Prosopographia
  • 1967
    Bliss

    Bliss

    Bliss

    81967HD

    The first film made by Markopoulos after moving to Europe, Bliss was shot over the course of two days using only available light to create a lyrical...

    Bliss
  • 1970
    Bliss (Eniaios edit)

    Bliss (Eniaios edit)

    Bliss (Eniaios edit)

    01970HD

    Bliss (Eniaios edit)
  • 1948
    Psyche

    Psyche

    Psyche

    7.21948HD

    Psyche, made while a student at USC, shows Markopoulos’ developing style and his sensuous use of colour and composition. Shot in the Hollywood...

    Psyche
  • 1965
    The Death of Hemingway (An Obituary Fantasy)

    The Death of Hemingway (An Obituary Fantasy)

    The Death of Hemingway (An Obituary Fantasy)

    81965HD

    Shot in thirty-two hours at the abandoned Baybridge Theater in Brooklyn, in cinemascope and Eastman color. The film was based on the one-act play of...

    The Death of Hemingway (An Obituary Fantasy)
  • 1966
    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    01966HD

    Temenos Archive, Zurich

    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’
  • 1949
    Charmides

    Charmides

    Charmides

    61949HD

    Based on Plato's dialogue Charmides.

    Charmides
  • 1973
    Heracles

    Heracles

    Heracles

    01973HD

    Edited but unprinted. Filmed in the apartment of Alban Berg, Vienna

    Heracles
  • 1970
    Moment

    Moment

    Moment

    01970HD

    Filmed in London. Preserved in Oesterreichishces Filmmuseum, Vienna.

    Moment
  • 1967
    Spiracle

    Spiracle

    Spiracle

    01967HD

    Portrait studies of Mrs. Hodges, Gail Beavers (the filmmaker’s sister) and Gregory J. Markopoulos.

    Spiracle