May 14, 2014
The Athenian Acropolis as a movie backdrop
In recent years, there has been much debate about the decision by Greece’s government to make it easier for commersial filming to take place on the Acropolis.
These decision to free up the access to the site appear to be gradually producing visible benefits, with new films using the backdrop of the Parthenon as a key part of their story.
From:
Independent (Ireland)
Cinema Reviews: ‘The Two Faces of January’
Cert 12APadraic McKiernan, Hilary A White, Aine O’Connor – Published 11 May 2014 02:30 AM
Reviewed this week are ‘The Two Faces of January’, ‘In Bloom’, ‘A Thousand Times Goodnight’, ‘A Winter Chill’ and ‘In Secret’.With a title that bears reference to a two-faced Roman god and a stunning backdrop that takes in some of Ancient Greece’s most famous ruins, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to read there’s a certain mythic quality to the story that unfolds in director Hossein Amini’s engaging thriller.
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