Nikos Nikolaidis is without a doubt the most important Greek filmmaker of the 20th century. The devious, psychosexual DNA of his films can be found spread wide across cinema, from the obvious and confrontational style of fellow Hellene and Oscar darling Yorgos Lanthimos to countless underground filmmakers with a taste for the disturbing and sensual. New York screenings of Nikolaidis’ magnum opus SINGAPORE SLING have been known to pack crowds to the rafters on more than one occasion. We here at Spectacle are no stranger to the work of Nikolaidis. We have shown his films numerous times across our decade plus of existence. And damn it, we’re going to do it again!
This April, Spectacle is proud to present A LOOK AT NIKOLAIDIS, a further exploratory dive into his fascinating fascistic dripping dystopias EURIDICE BA 2037, THE ZERO YEARS, and the return of Spectacle favorite MORNING PATROL.
Very Special Thanks to Simon Nikolaidis and Marie-Louise Bartholomew.
EURIDICE BA 2037
(ΕΥΡΙΔΊΚΗ ΒΑ 2037)
Dir. Nikos Nikolaidis, 1975.
Greece. 105 min.
In Greek with English subtitles.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5 – 10 PM
TUESDAY, APRIL 9 – 10 PM
MONDAY, APRIL 15 – 7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 – 7:30 PM
Constantly monitored, mocked, and locked in an oppressive hellhole, Euridice (prisoner codename: BA 2037) finds herself reuniting with Orpheus, a former lover and supposed savior. Things do not go as planned. This is Niko Nikolaidis’ first film.
“…the projection and filmic confirmation of a nightmarish and hidden reality.” – Nikos Nikolaidis
MORNING PATROL
(ΠΡΩΙΝΉ ΠΕΡΊΠΟΛΟΣ)
Dir. Nikos Nikolaidis, 1987.
Greece. 108 min.
In Greek with English subtitles.
MONDAY, APRIL 8 – 10 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 13 – 10 PM
FRIDAY, APRIL 19 – MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY, APRIL 23 – 7:30 PM
A lone woman wanders through The Forbidden Zone. A guard from the Morning Patrol offers to help her evacuate the dangerous and abandoned city in order to reach “The Sea”. Will their love survive in such a place?
“This is a movie that still scares me and I avoid watching it…” – Nikos Nikolaidis
THE ZERO YEARS
(ΤΑ ΜΗΔΕΝΙΚΆ ΧΡΌΝΙΑ)
Dir. Nikos Nikolaidis, 2005.
Greece. 126 min.
In Greek with English subtitles.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6 – 10 PM
FRIDAY, APRIL 12 – 10 PM
MONDAY, APRIL 22 – 7:30 PM
FRIDAY, APRIL 26 – MIDNIGHT
Four women have been sterilized and sentenced to carry out their term in a rotting government-run brothel, forced to cater to every wish and desire while ignoring their own: to have children. One day, a visitor goes missing and the women are questioned.
It would be a mistake to interpret this as a futuristic story. No matter how harsh it may appear, this movie is about the shape of things that are already here and established…” – Nikos Nikolaidis