Nikos Papatakis
Nikos Papatakis | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 December 2010 Paris, France | (aged 92)
Nationality | Greek |
Other names | Nico Papatakis |
Occupation | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor |
Years active | 1950–2004 |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Nico Papatakis (Greek: Νίκος Παπατάκης; 5 July 1918 – 17 December 2010)[1][2][3] was an Ethiopian-born Greek-French filmmaker, who lived in France.
Biography[]
Papatakis was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and spent his early years between Ethiopia and Greece. In 1939, he established himself in Paris and worked as an extra in films. Eventually, he owned the famous Parisian club 'La Rose Rouge' where performers included singer Juliette Gréco. He was married to actress Anouk Aimée from 1951 to 1954 and with whom he had a daughter, Manuela Papatakis, born in 1951. He was then married to actress Olga Karlatos from 1967 to 1982, with whom he had a son, Serge Papatakis, born in 1967.
In 1957, Papatakis moved to New York City, met John Cassavetes, and became co-producer of Cassavetes' Shadows (1959). In 1963, his first film, Les Abysses, enjoyed a "Succès de scandale" and was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival which refused to show it.[4] It was based on Jean Genet's The Slaves.[citation needed] In 1967, he directed another daring film, Oi Voskoi (The Shepherds in Greek). During the Algerian War, he was active in the Front de Liberation National. He returned to filmmaking in 1987 with a film in Greek, I Photografia (The Photograph). His last movie was Walking a Tightrope (1992).
He died in Paris on 17 December 2010.
Films[]
- Gloria mundi (version 2004)
- Les Équilibristes (1992), Walking a Tightrope (English title)
- I Photographia (1987), La Photo, The Photograph (Australia: festival title)
- Gloria mundi (1976)
- Oi Voskoi (1967), Les Pâtres du désordre (France), Thanos and Despina (USA), The Shepherds of Calamity (Europe).
- Les Abysses (1963) (as Nico Papatakis)
As actor
- The Red Rose (1951)
References[]
- ^ Death certificate registered by the Paris's City Hall (France)
- ^ (in French) Fin de l’aventure pour Nikos Papatakis (End of the adventure for Nikos Papatakis), on telerama.fr December 23, 2010.
- ^ David Hudson. "Nikos Papatakis, 1918 – 2010". mubi.com. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Les Abysses". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
External links[]
- Nikos Papatakis at IMDb
- Nikos Papatakis' obituary (in Italian); Nico's Bio résumé[permanent dead link] (in French)
- 1918 births
- 2010 deaths
- People from Addis Ababa
- Greek film directors
- French film directors
- Greek emigrants to France
- French film director stubs