Daphnis
Daphnis + Chloe | Epidaurus | July 19 & 20
The only known love story written by 2nd century Greek novelist Longus, "Daphnis + Chloe" follows the lives of two children who spend their childhood together, only to be separated in adolescence when Daphnis is abducted by pirates and the beautiful Chloe deals with a long line of suitors.
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Greek Silent Masterpieces | Athens | July 14
The Greek Festival and the Greek Film Archive present two silent films that helped change the course of cinema in this country in a double bill at the open-air Herod Atticus Theater. Orestis Laskos's "Daphnis & Chloe" from 1931, based on the only known work of the 2nd century AD Greek writer Longus, is hailed as the first European film with a nude scene.
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