Prodromos Meravidis
Prodromos Meravidis Πρόδρομος Μεραβίδης | |
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| Born | 1910 |
| Died | 10 August 1981 |
| Occupation(s) | cinematographer, director |
| Years active | 1948 - 1970 |
Prodromos Meravidis (Greek: Πρόδρομος Μεραβίδης, born in 1910 and died 10 August 1981[1]) was a pioneer of Greek cinema.
Biography
[edit]He shot the first Greek movie with sound and established the first color film development lab. In 1933, Meravidis filmed Volos and Pelion, while in 1936 he presented the first talkie newsreels in the Cineak theatre.
In the early 1940s, along with other photographers and filmmakers, he shot several newsreels and other short films[2] in the front lines in Albania. From 1945 until 1950, he filmed in all of Greece using 16 cm film on behalf of the Greek War Relief Fund, which financed the reconstruction of the countryside. His short film Kos (1949–50) was the first Greek color movie.[3]
Selected filmography
[edit]As cinematographer
[edit]| Year | Film title (English translation) |
Original title and transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Better late than never | Κάλλιο αργά παρά ποτέ Kallio arga para pote |
| 1945 | The villa with the waterlilies | Η βίλλα με τα νούφαρα I villa me ta noufara |
| 1945 | Crete | Κρήτη Kriti |
| 1946 | Tripoli-Assea | Τρίπολις- Ασέα |
| 1956 | Two Songs from Greece | Δυο Τραγούδια στην Ελλάδα Dyo Tragoudia stin Ellada |
| 1947 | Crete in Flames | Η Κρήτη στις φλόγες I Kriti stis floges |
| 1948 | 100,000 Pounds | Εκατό χιλιάδες λίρες Ekato hiliades lires |
| 1950 | Kos | Η Κως I Kos |
| 1951 | Kidnapping in Crete | Απαγωγή στην Κρήτη Apagogi stin Kriti |
| 1954 | Open Sea | Ανοιχτή Θάλασσα Anihti Thalassa |
| 1956 | The Duchess of Piacenza | Η Δούκισσα της Πλακεντίας I Doukissa tis Plakendias |
| 1958 | Kos, the Island of Hippocrates | Κως, το νησί του Ιπποκράτους Kos, to nissi tou Ippokratous |
| 1960 | A Cruise in Rhodes | Κρουαζιέρα στη Ρόδο Krouaziera sti Rodo |
| 1960 | You Came Late | Ήρθες αργά Irthes arga |
As producer
[edit]| Year | Film title (English translation) |
Original title and transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Crete | Κρήτη Kriti |
| 1946 | Tripoli-Assea | Τρίπολις- Ασέα |
| 1950 | Kos | Η Κως |
| 1954 | Open Sea | Ανοιχτή Θάλασσα Anihti Thalasa |
As director
[edit]| Year | Film title (English translation) |
Original title and transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Crete | Κρήτη Kriti |
| 1946 | Tripoli-Assea | Τρίπολις- Ασέα |
| 1950 | I Kos | Η Κως |
As editor
[edit]| Year | Film title (English translation) |
Original title and transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Crete | Κρήτη Kriti |
| 1946 | Tripoli-Assea | Τρίπολις- Ασέα |
| 1948 | 100,000 Pounds | Εκατό χιλιάδες λίρες |
| 1950 | I Kos | Η Κως |
References
[edit]- ^ Ta Nea, Pethane o P. Meravidis, 12-8-1981, p. 4.
- ^ Kathimerini Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Η ΤΑΙΝΙΑ ΜΙΚΡΟΥ ΜΗΚΟΥΣ της Αλίντας Δημητρίου". September 2009.