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Interview with Professor Dan Georgakas
speaking at Boston College to participants in the course
 “Greece Viewed Through her Films” on December 1, 2011
Table of Contents (and playlist)

Opening remarks:
INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION
1. Greek films from the start into the 1950s (00:06 – 08:14)  
2. Modern Greek film after the 1950s (08:15 – 14:12)

Responses to questions posed by course participants (the questions are posted on the pages with clips # 3-11):
STELLA (1954) AND WOMEN IN GREECE
3. Women in Cacoyannis’ films (14:13 – 18:59)
4. Greece's response to Stella’s actions (19:00 – 26:07)
5. Perception of women since Stella  (26:08 – 28:29)

ELIA KAZAN
6. Kazan’s political activity  (28:30 – 31:32)
7. Kazan's legacy (31:33 – 35:33)
8. Kazan’s political thoughts (35:34 – 43:21)

GREEKS AND GREEK-AMERICANS IMAGES IN FILM
9. Most authentic depictions of (a) Greek-Americans or (b) Greeks:
Dark Odyssey (NYC, 1954-61), Do You Wanna Dance (1999), Could be Worse (2000); 
Never on Sunday (1960) and Zorba (1964) (43:22 – 54:28)

The technical equipment overheated at this point, causing an interruption in the recording.

10. Humor and ethnic stereotypes in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) (04:03)
11. The views of Greeks on Greek-Americans (in film) (01:26)
      Segment 11 is catalectic
Professor Dan Georgakas (Queens College, CUNY) is well-known for his film criticism, his political activism, and his familiarity with Greek America. He has authored several books, numerous articles, and edited or contributed to journal issues on the Greek cinema.

Links for Dan Georgakas:
www.oocities.org/georgakas
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Georgakas

Links to “The Greek-American Image in American Cinema” (a ‘Filmography in Progress’ compiled by Dan Georgakas and Vassilis Lambropoulos):
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/modgreek/windowtogreekculture/cultureandmedia
The Greek American Image in American Cinema. 
http://www.greeknewsonline.com/a-new-filmography-documents-the-greek-american-image-in-american-cinema/
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