Car Hire Athens » Things to see/do in Athens http://carhireathens.co.uk Cheap car hire in Athens Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:58:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Athens Film Festival http://carhireathens.co.uk/athens-film-festival/ http://carhireathens.co.uk/athens-film-festival/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:21:53 +0000 mcleare http://carhireathens.co.uk/?p=43 The fifteenth Athens Film Festival will begin on the sixteenth of September and run for eleven days. Organised by the local film society there will be an excellent assortment of films on offer including twenty hard to find cult movies as well as one off specials in honour of Jørgen Leth and Zbigniew Rybczynski who are both considered pioneers of the industry. The main movie theatres involved in the festival are the Danaos, Attikon and Apollo.

The cult movies on show have become an obsession of many local film buffs. Much work has gone into finding the most suitable films out there with hours of research done by volunteers.

Danish director Jørgen Leth has many strings to his bow besides film with interests in jazz and poetry. The Athens film festival will look closely at his documentary work.

Hailing from Poland, Rybczynski already has an Oscar under his built for a short animation (1981). Some of his most acclaimed work will be presented at the festival.

The Athens Film Festival is yet another reason to visit the incredible city of Athens.

]]> http://carhireathens.co.uk/athens-film-festival/feed/ 0 Work by Titian goes on display in Athens http://carhireathens.co.uk/work-by-titian-goes-on-display-in-athens/ http://carhireathens.co.uk/work-by-titian-goes-on-display-in-athens/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:03:58 +0000 mcleare http://carhireathens.co.uk/?p=7 Over twenty paintings by the famous painter Titian are set to go on display in Athens this week. The Museum will also feature work by many of Titians contemporaries. The unveiling of the paintings coincides with the visit of the Italian prime minister to Athens.

The paintings will be shown at the Museum of Cycladic Art. The exhibition will last for 3 months and opens Thursday 25th September. The inaugural ceremony will take place on Wednesday 24th September when the Greek Prime Minister Karolos Papoulias will be in attendance.

Works by Annibale Carracci, Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis and Domenico Campagnola will be featured. Titian was born in Venice as is celebrated for his wonderful use of colour and energetic forms. The paintings have all been borrowed from Italian Museums.

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