MIFF | 8° Film Festival Internazionale di Milano - Without / Alexander Avranas / Vassilis Andreou, Evi Saoulidou, Costantinos Giannaris, Rania Ikonomidou Without Vassilis Andreou, Evi Saoulidou, Costantinos Giannaris, Rania Ikonomidou
A contemporary married couple and their eight-year-old son are exposed to our observation. The man’s impending promotion at work triggers their dreams of social advancement and financial improvement. As their plain everyday life unfolds the characters are denuded to reveal their different needs and desires which render their relationship increasingly hard. The man’s inability to meet the escalating demands of his social circle and those of his wife brings tension between the couple; this situation leads to the climax of the drama. The unexpected as well as extreme solution given by the heroine induces both the hero and the audience to redefine reality and understand that things aren’t always what they seem.
Born in Larissa in 1977, Alexander Avranas studied sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts and continued with postgraduate studies at the UdK in Berlin and under the famous British sculptor Tony Cragg. He studied on Greek State scholarships in 1998-2000 and in 2004-2006 for his studies of sculpture under professor Y. Lappas. He has participated in several group exhibitions. His various awards and distinctions include the 1st and 2nd award for the visual reworking of two architectural spaces in Lebenhauses, Berlin (2002), and the 1st Place Award for video art from the Spyropoulos Foundation (2006). His many art films include Acrobatics (2003), The Chair (2003), Without Story (2003), The House (2004), Der Koffer (2004), Love is Fear (2007). He has shot short films such as Reside (2005), Happy Together (2006), Pic-Nic (2007), Eleusina Mon Amour (2007), TOPOI (2008).
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