Pantelis Voulgaris

He studied film direction in Greece and worked in more than 40 films as an assistant director. In 1965 he made his first short film _The Thief (1965)_ (qv) and in 1967 his second short film, _Jimmy the Tiger (1966)_ (qv) won many awards in several festivals. In 1972 he made his feature film debut, _Ein Bräutigam für Anna (1972)_ (qv) (Anna's Engagement), which won several wards in the Berlin Film Festival, London Film Festival and more. He spent six months in exile during the Greek junta in 1973. Then he made O megalos erotikos (The Great Love Songs) after Manos Hatzidakis's request about this documentary based on his music work.In 1977 he directed the controversial political allegory Happy Day . In 1980 he directed _Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927 (1980)_, a film based on the life of the Greek politician. In 1985 he directed Petrina hronia (Stone Years), a strong emotional drama in politically turbulent times based on a true story, which won a best actress award in the Venice Film Festival and was a great commercial success. In 1989 he directed _Das Trikot mit der 9 (1988)_ (qv), a film about a soccer player.In 1992 he directed _Isyhes meres tou Avgoustou_ (Quiet Days in August), which won a special mention in the Berlin Film Festival. In 1996 came _Akropol_ based on the Greek theatre of the 50s and then in 1997 he directed It's a long road.Father of director/actor 'Alexander Voulgaris' (qv) and director 'Constantina Voulgaris' (qv).::Anonymous