‘Kapodistrias’: Yannis Smaragdis’ New Film Unveils Trailer

Antonis Myriagkos stars arsenic Kapodistrias successful the caller movie. Credit: Tanweer and Alexandros Film

The trailer has been released for the caller movie by acclaimed manager Yannis Smaragdis, titled “Kapodistrias.” This humanities epic is based connected the beingness of the large Greek statesman and diplomat, Ioannis Kapodistrias.

The screenplay was written by the manager himself, Yannis Smaragdis, and the relation of the archetypal Governor of the recently autarkic Greek authorities is played by Antonis Myriagkos. Other members of the formed see Finbar Lynch arsenic Metternich, Tasos Chalkias, Maximos Moumouris, Nikorestis Chaniotakis, and Electra Fragkiadaki.

Heralded arsenic 1 of the biggest productions of the year, the movie is acceptable to beryllium released successful cinemas connected December 25th.

Kapodistrias: Film synopsis and context

The movie Kapodistrias is simply a humanities play acceptable successful the aboriginal 19th century, chronicling the existent communicative of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the astir important Greek governmental fig of his clip and the archetypal Governor of Greece pursuing its liberation from the Ottoman Empire.

The communicative emphasizes his unwavering defence of quality liberty, goodness, and dignity, which led him to sacrifice his top idiosyncratic emotion and face almighty forces. He willingly sacrificed idiosyncratic wealth, glory, and planetary designation for his cause.

Called to service arsenic the archetypal Governor of Greece aft its independence, Kapodistrias dedicated himself to his federation with profound religion and devotion. Even arsenic helium foresees his ain assassination, helium stoically accepts his fate, believing his eventual sacrifice volition pb to existent state for his country.

About Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776–1831)

Ioannis Kapodistrias was a towering fig successful European past and is recognized arsenic the laminitis of the modern Greek state.

Born successful Corfu successful 1776 (then nether Venetian rule), Kapodistrias hailed from a noble family. He studied medicine, philosophy, and instrumentality astatine the University of Padua, Italy. He practiced medicine successful Corfu, notably providing escaped work to the poor.

He entered the Russian diplomatic work successful 1809 and roseate rapidly, yet serving arsenic Joint Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire from 1816 to 1822. In this role, helium participated successful the important post-Napoleonic War Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) and co-signed the Treaty of Paris (1815).

A notable diplomatic accomplishment was his ngo to Switzerland successful 1813, wherever helium was instrumental successful unifying the cantons, drafting the Federal Constitution, and securing the imperishable neutrality of Switzerland, which was recognized by the Great Powers.

After the Greek War of Independence, the Third National Assembly astatine Trizina elected him arsenic the archetypal Head of State of autarkic Greece (titled “Governor”) for a seven-year word successful 1827. He arrived successful a devastated Greece successful 1828 and dedicated himself to establishing a functioning modern state, organizing the military, establishing a ineligible framework, and mounting up captious institutions similar schools and an cultivation school. He besides introduced the cultivation of the murphy to the Greek population.

His beardown centralizing reforms and efforts to subordinate almighty section leaders created governmental enemies. He was tragically assassinated successful Nafplio (the archetypal superior of Greece) connected October 9, 1831, by members of the almighty Mavromichalis family.

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