Kaliarda
Καλιαρντά
Synopsis
Paola Revenioti and the filmmaking team Paola Team Documentaries present their first documentary feature. Kaliardáwas the secret language of the homosexual community in Greece, from the 40s until the first years following the fall of the dictatorship in the mid-70s. Paola became acquainted with the use of kaliardá towards its end, in the 80s. We started out with an aim to record the history of kaliardá, but along the way we realized we were recording the history of the homosexual community in Greece during the twentieth century. Themes started emerging, such as love, sexuality, hangouts, problems faced by people at the time and how conditions gradually changed. In the documentary, we speak with academics and people from the street who have first-hand experience of our topic.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Paola Revenioti
- Screenplay & Story
- Dimitris Polemis
- Original Score
- Selofan
- Original Title
- Καλιαρντά
- Country of Origin
- Greece
- Spoken Languages
- Greek
- Runtime
- 58m
- Production Studios
- Paola Team Documentaries
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Paola Revenioti
Dimitris Polemis
Selofan
Alexandros Sinodinos, Vangelis Tsakas, Elpiniki Voutsa-Rentzepopoulou
Alexandros Sinodinos, Vangelis Tsakas
Pavlina Drakou
Department Leadership Roster
Paola Revenioti
Director
Dimitris Polemis
Writer
Pavlina Drakou
Producer
Alexandros Sinodinos
Director of Photography
Vangelis Tsakas
Director of Photography
Elpiniki Voutsa-Rentzepopoulou
Director of Photography
Alexandros Sinodinos
Editor
Vangelis Tsakas
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What is Kaliarda about?
Paola Revenioti and the filmmaking team Paola Team Documentaries present their first documentary feature. Kaliardáwas the secret language of the homosexual community in Greece, from the 40s until the first years following the fall of the dictatorship in the mid-70s. Paola became acquainted with the use of kaliardá towards its end, in the 80s. We started out with an aim to record the history of kaliardá, but along the way we realized we were recording the history of the homosexual community in Greece during the twentieth century. Themes started emerging, such as love, sexuality, hangouts, problems faced by people at the time and how conditions gradually changed. In the documentary, we speak with academics and people from the street who have first-hand experience of our topic.
Who directed Kaliarda?
Kaliarda was directed by Paola Revenioti.
Who stars in Kaliarda?
The principal cast of Kaliarda includes Paola Revenioti, Ntinos Christianopoulos, Panagiotis Evangelidis, Kostas Kanakis, George Le Nonce.
When was Kaliarda released and how long is it?
Kaliarda was released in 2015 with a total runtime of 58m.
Who composed the musical score for Kaliarda?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Kaliarda was composed by Selofan.