I Dream of My Friends

(1993)

★ 5 IMDb · 8 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1993

Runtime: 119 мин

Country: Greece

Director: Νίκος Παναγιωτόπουλος

Cast: Λευτέρης Βογιατζής, Ακύλλας Καραζήσης, Γιάννης Καρατζογιάννης, Στάθης Λιβαθινός, Μηνάς Χατζησάββας, Αλέξανδρος Κολιόπουλος, William Mang, Adele Landauer, Jacob Klaffke, Δημήτρης Βέλιος

Plot

Four episodes, four instances from a man’s life covering 25 years, from 1965 in Germany to 1990 in Athens. The episodes seem to be irrelevant to one another, yet they all focus on male powerplay, reveal the self-consciousness and moderation of the protagonist’s idiosyncrasy and depict some special aspects of the Greek male mentality. Probably Nikos Panayotopoulos’ most personal film, covering a substantial period of his generation’s years, “I’m dreaming of my friends” is based on the book by Dimitris Nollas, looks a lot like a “road movie” and features an all-male cast, as if there’s no room for women in it.