Gregory J. Markopoulos Movies

  • 1973
    Heracles

    Heracles

    Heracles

    01973HD

    Edited but unprinted. Filmed in the apartment of Alban Berg, Vienna

    Heracles
  • 1966
    Ming Green

    Ming Green

    Ming Green

    5.61966HD

    This portrait of the filmmaker's apartment, painted in the color of the title, was made a few months before his departure from New York. It...

    Ming Green
  • 1967
    Twice A Man Twice

    Twice A Man Twice

    Twice A Man Twice

    01967HD

    A performative variation on "Twice a Man” side by side, one running forward, the other backward. The sound is maintained only on the projector...

    Twice A Man Twice
  • 1947
    Fragment of Seeking

    Fragment of Seeking

    Fragment of Seeking

    5.71947HD

    A young man desperately seeks the fleeting image of a female companion, and though he never quite catches her, he discovers far more through surreal...

    Fragment of Seeking
  • 2000
    Sotiros

    Sotiros

    Sotiros

    6.82000HD

    In Sotiros, there is an unspoken dialogue and a seen dialogue, The latter is held between the intertitles and the images; the former is moved by the...

    Sotiros
  • 1967
    Himself as Herself

    Himself as Herself

    Himself as Herself

    3.61967HD

    The young hero seems the essence of maleness, yet he's troubled by vaguely feminine objects. Soon his masculine and feminine selves are intercut, as...

    Himself as Herself
  • 1970
    Moment

    Moment

    Moment

    01970HD

    Filmed in London. Preserved in Oesterreichishces Filmmuseum, Vienna.

    Moment
  • 1967
    Bliss

    Bliss

    Bliss

    81967HD

    The first film made by Markopoulos after moving to Europe, Bliss was shot over the course of two days using only available light to create a lyrical...

    Bliss
  • 1971
    Cimabue! Cimabue!

    Cimabue! Cimabue!

    Cimabue! Cimabue!

    01971HD

    An experimental short film by Greek-American filmmaker Gregory J. Markopoulos. The film was shot in Florence and is a silent 16 mm film that has not...

    Cimabue! Cimabue!
  • 1949
    Christmas U.S.A.

    Christmas U.S.A.

    Christmas U.S.A.

    5.91949HD

    Things spin: amusement park rides, a phonograph record. A man wakes, shaves, and takes a phone call. Another man, in a kimono, walks in the woods,...

    Christmas U.S.A.
  • 1964
    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    01964HD

    Preserved by the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

    Rushes for ‘The Illiac Passion’
  • 1973
    Index – Hans Richter

    Index – Hans Richter

    Index – Hans Richter

    101973HD

    Dedicated to Nigel Gosling. Voice-over with Hans Richter reading a Dada text. Filmed in Locarno. Oesterreichisches Filmmuseum, Vienna

    Index – Hans Richter
  • 1970
    Genius

    Genius

    Genius

    71970HD

    Based upon the theme of Faust, with the characters portrayed serving as representatives of the crises of their time. A triple portrait of three...

    Genius
  • 1949
    Charmides

    Charmides

    Charmides

    61949HD

    Based on Plato's dialogue Charmides.

    Charmides
  • 1969
    Hulda Zumsteg

    Hulda Zumsteg

    Hulda Zumsteg

    01969HD

    Woman sitting in a chair.

    Hulda Zumsteg
  • 1975
    Gilbert and George

    Gilbert and George

    Gilbert and George

    61975HD

    A portrait of the British artists, two living sculptures, filmed in Paris on the occasion of their exhibition at the Sonnabend Gallery.

    Gilbert and George
  • 1971
    Doldertal 7

    Doldertal 7

    Doldertal 7

    81971HD

    Edited but not printed. Filmed in Zurich. Original reversal film deposted in Temenos Archive, Zurich.

    Doldertal 7
  • 1970
    Bliss (Eniaios edit)

    Bliss (Eniaios edit)

    Bliss (Eniaios edit)

    01970HD

    Bliss (Eniaios edit)
  • 1966
    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’

    01966HD

    Temenos Archive, Zurich

    Test with Masks for ‘The Illiac Passion’
  • 2002
    The Hedge Theater

    The Hedge Theater

    The Hedge Theater

    6.52002HD

    Some years after filming AMOR, I returned to Italy and found the source for a new film in the architecture of Borromini and in a grove of trees with...

    The Hedge Theater