Prodromos Meravidis

Prodromos Meravidis (Greek: Πρόδρομος Μεραβίδης, born in 1910 and died 10 August 1981[1]) was a pioneer of Greek cinema.

Prodromos Meravidis
Πρόδρομος Μεραβίδης
Born1910
Died10 August 1981
Occupation(s)cinematographer, director
Years active1948 - 1970

Biography

He shot the first Greek movie with sound and established the first color film development lab. In 1933, Meravidis filmed Volos and Pelion, while in 1936 he presented the first talkie newsreels in the Cineak theatre.

In the early 1940s, along with other photographers and filmmakers, he shot several newsreels and other short films[2] in the front lines in Albania. From 1945 until 1950, he filmed in all of Greece using 16 cm film on behalf of the Greek War Relief Fund, which financed the reconstruction of the countryside. His short film Kos (1949–50) was the first Greek color movie.[3]

Selected filmography

As cinematographer

YearFilm title
(English translation)
Original title
and transliteration
1939Better late than neverΚάλλιο αργά παρά ποτέ
Kallio arga para pote
1945The villa with the waterliliesΗ βίλλα με τα νούφαρα
I villa me ta noufara
1945CreteΚρήτη
Kriti
1946Tripoli-AsseaΤρίπολις- Ασέα
1956Two Songs from GreeceΔυο Τραγούδια στην Ελλάδα
Dyo Tragoudia stin Ellada
1947Crete in FlamesΗ Κρήτη στις φλόγες
I Kriti stis floges
1948100,000 PoundsΕκατό χιλιάδες λίρες
'"Ekato hiliades lires
1950KosΗ Κως
I Kos
1951Kidnapping in CreteΑπαγωγή στην Κρήτη
Apagogi stin Kriti
1954Open SeaΑνοιχτή Θάλασσα
Anihti Thalassa
1956The Duchess of PiacenzaΗ Δούκισσα της Πλακεντίας
I Doukissa tis Plakendias
1958Kos, the Island of HippocratesΚως, το νησί του Ιπποκράτους
Kos, to nissi tou Ippokratous
1960A Cruise in RhodesΚρουαζιέρα στη Ρόδο
Krouaziera sti Rodo
1960You Came LateΉρθες αργά
Irthes arga

As producer

YearFilm title
(English translation)
Original title
and transliteration
1945CreteΚρήτη
Kriti
1946Tripoli-AsseaΤρίπολις- Ασέα
1950KosΗ Κως
1954Open SeaΑνοιχτή Θάλασσα
Anihti Thalasa

As director

YearFilm title
(English translation)
Original title
and transliteration
1945CreteΚρήτη
Kriti
1946Tripoli-AsseaΤρίπολις- Ασέα
1950I KosΗ Κως

As editor

YearFilm title
(English translation)
Original title
and transliteration
1945CreteΚρήτη
Kriti
1946Tripoli-AsseaΤρίπολις- Ασέα
1948100,000 PoundsΕκατό χιλιάδες λίρες
1950I KosΗ Κως

References

  1. Ta Nea, Pethane o P. Meravidis, 12-8-1981, p. 4.
  2. Kathimerini Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Η ΤΑΙΝΙΑ ΜΙΚΡΟΥ ΜΗΚΟΥΣ της Αλίντας Δημητρίου". September 2009.
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