16th AOAFF powered by DEI: On Wednesday, August 26, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” go to El Paso!
One year after the first, historic screening at Kallithea’s EL PASO stadium, where nearly 1,000 spectators enjoyed Sergio Leone’s legendary "For a Few Dollars More", the 16th Athens Open Air Film Festival powered by DEI returns to the stadium’s pitch on Wednesday August 26 with "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"!
When: Wednesday, August 26 | 21:00
Where: Grigoris Lambrakis Municipal Stadium of Kallithea “El Paso” | Free admission
An anniversary screening marking 60 years since the film’s original release and the official founding of Athens Kallithea FC on August 18, 1966.
For Quentin Tarantino, it is “the greatest achievement in the history of cinema,” “the best-directed film of all time,” and his favorite movie. As far as cinema history is concerned, the influence of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on countless renowned filmmakers—the list is enormous—and on innumerable films that followed cannot be measured in words, but in unforgettable images.
For all of us, viewers from many different generations, the ultimate showdown between three gunslingers, with a hidden treasure as the coveted prize and the American Civil War as an explosive backdrop, remains a cinematic experience of unending pleasures: a triumph of direction; of the magical fusion of images with grandiose music; of bold and ingenious stylization in the service of a playful, twist-filled plot; of ecstatic spectacle as a window onto the human condition; of composer Ennio Morricone as an unofficial co-director and the sonic catalyst of this Western opera; and of the familiar conventions of an entire cinematic genre, reworked here and propelled before our eyes into the realm of myth. Loukas Katsikas
Director: Sergio Leone | Starring: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè | Running time: 177' | Year: 1966
Important!
- We recommend bringing a mat or some kind of fabric to sit on. There will be no chairs or other seating available.
- Screening rules to protect the pitch: Smoking, consuming food or drinks other than water, wearing high heels, and bringing any type of chair/seating are prohibited. Blankets are recommended.
