Gregory J. Markopoulos Movies

  • 1949
    Charmides

    Charmides

    Charmides

    5.51949HD

    Based on Plato's dialogue Charmides.

    Charmides
  • 1975
    Gilbert and George

    Gilbert and George

    Gilbert and George

    61975HD

    A portrait of the British artists, two living sculptures, filmed in Paris on the occasion of their exhibition at the Sonnabend Gallery.

    Gilbert and George
  • 1940
    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    101940HD

    Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Filmed in Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. Preserved by the Oesterreichisches Filmmsuem, Vienna and Temenos Archive,...

    A Christmas Carol
  • 1967
    Eros, O Basileus

    Eros, O Basileus

    Eros, O Basileus

    11967HD

    Structured in nine tableaux each a study of a simple action or situation involving a lone, naked figure, the blind Eros, searching for fulfilment,...

    Eros, O Basileus
  • 1964
    Dionysus

    Dionysus

    Dionysus

    61964HD

    In 1963 Boultenhouse wrote, produced, and directed Dionysius,which he described as a “free treatment of Euripides' The Bacchae.”It...

    Dionysus
  • 1966
    Ming Green

    Ming Green

    Ming Green

    5.51966HD

    This portrait of the filmmaker's apartment, painted in the color of the title, was made a few months before his departure from New York. It...

    Ming Green
  • 2003
    Early Monthly Segments

    Early Monthly Segments

    Early Monthly Segments

    02003HD

    Early Monthly Segments, filmed when Beavers was 18 and 19 years old, now forms the opening to his film cycle, "My Hand Outstretched to the Winged...

    Early Monthly Segments
  • 1967
    Himself as Herself

    Himself as Herself

    Himself as Herself

    2.71967HD

    The young hero seems the essence of maleness, yet he's troubled by vaguely feminine objects. Soon his masculine and feminine selves are intercut, as...

    Himself as Herself
  • 1972
    The Painting

    The Painting

    The Painting

    01972HD

    The Painting intercuts shots of traffic navigating the old-world remnants of downtown Bern, Switzerland, with details from a 15th-century altarpiece,...

    The Painting
  • 1973
    Heracles

    Heracles

    Heracles

    01973HD

    Edited but unprinted. Filmed in the apartment of Alban Berg, Vienna

    Heracles
  • 1967
    Bliss

    Bliss

    Bliss

    7.51967HD

    The first film made by Markopoulos after moving to Europe, Bliss was shot over the course of two days using only available light to create a lyrical...

    Bliss
  • 1971
    35, boulevard General Koenig

    35, boulevard General Koenig

    35, boulevard General Koenig

    01971HD

    Edited but unprinted. Filmed in Paris. Original reversal film in Temenos Archive, Zurich.

    35, boulevard General Koenig
  • 1967
    The Dead Ones

    The Dead Ones

    The Dead Ones

    01967HD

    Markopoulos’ first attempt at making a 35mm feature film, clearly inspired by the cinema of Jean Cocteau, was left unfinished and the materials...

    The Dead Ones
  • 1964
    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    01964HD

    Preserved by the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’
  • 1968
    Der Schachtel

    Der Schachtel

    Der Schachtel

    01968HD

    Die Schachtel (The Box), 1968. 35mm film transfer to videotape, black-and-white, sound; 29 minutes.

    Der Schachtel
  • 2000
    Sotiros

    Sotiros

    Sotiros

    62000HD

    Beavers distilled the 26-minute Sotiros in 1996 from an original 50-minute trilogy. Filmed in Athens and Peloponnesus in Greece as well as in...

    Sotiros
  • 1968
    (A)lter (A)ction

    (A)lter (A)ction

    (A)lter (A)ction

    01968HD

    (A)lter (A)ction, 1968. Videotape, black-and-white, sound; 65 minutes (director's edit: 57 minute television version).

    (A)lter (A)ction
  • 1971
    Saint Acteon

    Saint Acteon

    Saint Acteon

    01971HD

    Filmed in the gardens of the villa La Pietra, Fiesole, Italy. Preserved in Oesterreichisches Filmmuseum, Vienna.Original reversal film in Temenos...

    Saint Acteon
  • 1976
    Prosopographia

    Prosopographia

    Prosopographia

    51976HD

    Prosopographia, 1976. 16mm film, color, sound; 5 minutes (unfinished).

    Prosopographia
  • 1973
    Index – Hans Richter

    Index – Hans Richter

    Index – Hans Richter

    01973HD

    Dedicated to Nigel Gosling. Voice-over with Hans Richter reading a Dada text. Filmed in Locarno. Oesterreichisches Filmmuseum, Vienna

    Index – Hans Richter