I Dream of My Friends
119 mins
Four episodes, four instances from a man’s life covering 25 years, from 1965 in Germany to 1990 in Athens. The episodes seem to be irrelevant to one another, yet they all focus on male powerplay, reveal the self-consciousness and moderation of the protagonist’s idiosyncrasy and depict some special aspects of the Greek male mentality. Probably Nikos Panayotopoulos’ most personal film, covering a substantial period of his generation’s years, “I’m dreaming of my friends” is based on the book by Dimitris Nollas, looks a lot like a “road movie” and features an all-male cast, as if there’s no room for women in it.
Ingo Duennebier
(voice)
Maria Kaltsa
Set Designer
Vangelis Seitanidis
Assistant Director
Iraklis Mitropoulos
Electrician
Marianna Spanoudakis
Costume Design
Dionysis Fotopoulos
Art Direction
Eleni Alexandrakis
Assistant Director
Stella Aggelaki
Assistant Editor
Andreas Ahladis
Sound
Giorgos Triandafyllou
Editor
Yorgos Diamantis
Production Director
Stefanos Daniilidis
Assistant Director
Dionysis Lampiris
Second Assistant Camera
Giorgos Frentzos
Cinematography
Yorgos Fotopoulos
Production Director
Linos Meitanis
Assistant Camera
Thanasis Georgiadis
Sound
Sifis Koundouros
Steadycam
Antonis Linardatos
Assistant Camera
Fani Alexaki
Makeup Artist
Marilena Moshouti
Assistant Production Manager
Vasilis Zontanos
Assistant Production Manager
Dimitris Nollas
Short Story