Master of the Shadows

Directed by Lefteris Xanthopoulos

With Kostas Kazakos, Stratos Tzortzoglou, Dora Masklavanou, Giorgos Ninios and Vlassis Bonatsos

Shadow puppetry is not only part of the heritage of East Asia; Greece had its own traditional form of this popular art. In this leisurely drama, set in 1950s Athens, Antonis Barkis (Kostas Kasakos) is the master puppeteer for a traditional shadow show. However, although he is still making a living, it is clear that other forms of popular entertainment will soon supplant this one. This does not improve Antonis' temper, and his assistant's desires to modernize their entertainments only make it worse.