Nikos Panayotopoulos

Biography

Nikos Panayotopoulos was born on November 6, 1941, in Mytilene, Greece. He studied film making in Athens and started his career as an assistant director in Greek and foreign productions. In 1960-1973 he lived in Paris where he attended film courses at the filmology institute of Sorbonne. In 1973 he returned to Athens. His first film The Color of Iris (1974) ("The Colours of Iris") was the most unexpected creation of the New Greek Cinema. Since then he lived and worked there, and his beloved wife Marianna Spanoudakis, always by his side, participated faithfully in all of his productions, mainly as a costume designer and also as producer and actress. Since 1974 he wrote and directed films, with a special narrative style in a thematic approach that deals with issues such as erotic delusion and deterioration of human relations. His films have participated in national and international festivals and have received important distinctions and prizes. His death came just a few weeks after the release of his film Rembrandt's Daughter (2015) ("Rembrandt's Daughter").

Directed

1. Edge of Night (2000) — Director
2. The Idlers of the Fertile Valley (1978) — Director
3. Delivery (2004) — Director
4. The Colors of Iris (1974) — Director
5. Beautiful People (2001) — Director
6. The Bachelor (1997) — Director
7. Varieté (1985) — Director
8. Blood Ties (2012) — Director
9. I Dream of My Friends (1993) — Director
10. The Limousine (2014) — Director
11. Melodrama? (1980) — Director
12. I kori tou Rembrandt (2015) — Director
13. I'm Tired of Killing Your Lovers (2002) — Director
14. Dying in Athens (2006) — Director
15. The fruit carriers of Athens (2010) — Director
16. The Woman Who Dreamed (1988) — Director
17. Αθήνα - Κωνσταντινούπολη (2008) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Directing Hell (2011) — Self
2. To Each Their Voice: Theo Angelopoulos & Nikos Panayotopoulos (2023) — Himself
3. Lisa and the Other One (1976)