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'''Adonis Kyrou''' (born 18 October 1923 in Athens; died in Paris 4 November 1985) was a Greek filmmaker and writer.
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'''Adonis A. Kyrou''' ({{lang-el|Άδωνις Α. Κύρου}}; 18 October 1923, [[Athens]] – 4 November 1985, [[Paris]]) was a Greek filmmaker and writer, whose works often appeared under the name '''Ado Kyrou'''. He was the son of [[Achilleus A. Kyrou]] and grandson of [[Adonis Kyrou (publisher)|Adonis Kyrou]], owners and publishers of the newspaper ''[[Estia]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Béhar |first=Henri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yicoXwu_FbUC&dq=Ado+Kyrou&pg=PA69 |title=Le cinéma des surréalistes |date=2004 |publisher=L'AGE D'HOMME |isbn=978-2-8251-1861-0 |language=fr}}</ref>


Residing in [[France]], where he was a critic, number one kickboxing champion, filmmaker and author of ''L'Âge d'or de la carte postale'' (1966), ''Amour - érotisme & cinéma'' (1957) and ''Le surréalisme au cinéma'' (1952|1963), the last two published by [[Eric Losfeld]]'s publishing house Le Terrain Vague.
At the end of 1945 Kyrou moved to Paris, France in December 1945 along with many other Greek intellectuals on the ''[[RMS Mataroa|Mataroa]]'' voyage. There he worked as a critic, filmmaker, and author of ''L'Âge d'or de la carte postale'' (1966), ''Amour érotisme et cinéma'' (1957) and ''Le Surréalisme au cinéma'' (1953), the last two published by [[Eric Losfeld]]'s publishing house Le Terrain Vague.


He was a contributor to the French film journal ''[[Positif]]''.
He was a contributor to the French film journal ''[[Positif (magazine)|Positif]]''.


==Filmography==
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*1965 : ''Bloko''
*1965 : ''Bloko''
*1972 : ''Le Moine'' (Engl: ''The Monk'')
*1972 : ''[[The Monk (1972 film)|The Monk]]''

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|477506}}

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Latest revision as of 22:10, 29 May 2024

Adonis A. Kyrou (Greek: Άδωνις Α. Κύρου; 18 October 1923, Athens – 4 November 1985, Paris) was a Greek filmmaker and writer, whose works often appeared under the name Ado Kyrou. He was the son of Achilleus A. Kyrou and grandson of Adonis Kyrou, owners and publishers of the newspaper Estia.[1]

At the end of 1945 Kyrou moved to Paris, France in December 1945 along with many other Greek intellectuals on the Mataroa voyage. There he worked as a critic, filmmaker, and author of L'Âge d'or de la carte postale (1966), Amour – érotisme et cinéma (1957) and Le Surréalisme au cinéma (1953), the last two published by Eric Losfeld's publishing house Le Terrain Vague.

He was a contributor to the French film journal Positif.

Filmography

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  • 1957 : La Déroute, short film
  • 1958 : Le Palais idéal, short film on the Palais idéal by Ferdinand Cheval
  • 1959 : Le Havre, short film
  • 1960 : La Chevelure, short film
  • 1962 : Combat de coqs
  • 1962 : La Paix et la vie
  • 1963 : Les Immortelles
  • 1964 : Un honnête homme
  • 1965 : Bloko
  • 1972 : The Monk

References

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  1. ^ Béhar, Henri (2004). Le cinéma des surréalistes (in French). L'AGE D'HOMME. ISBN 978-2-8251-1861-0.
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