Nikos Papatakis
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Nico Papatakis was an Ethiopian-born Greek filmmaker, who lived in France. Papatakis was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and spent his early years between Ethiopia and Greece. In 1939, he established himself in Paris and worked as an extra in films. Eventually, he owned the famous Parisian club 'La Rose Rouge' where performers included singer Juliette Gréco. He was married to actress Anouk Aimée from 1951 to 1954 and with her he had a daughter, Manuela Papatakis, born in 1951. He was then married to actress Olga Karlatos from 1967 to 1982, with whom he had a son, Serge Papatakis, born in 1967. In 1957, Papatakis moved to New York City, met John Cassavetes, and became co-producer of Cassavetes' Shadows (1959). In 1963, his first film, Les Abysses, enjoyed a "Succès de scandale" and was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival which refused to show it.[4] It was based on Jean Genet's The Slaves.[citation needed] In 1967, he directed another film, Oi Voskoi (The Shepherds in Greek). During the Algerian War, he was active in the Front de Liberation National. He returned to filmmaking in 1987 with a film in Greek, I Photografia (The Photograph). His last movie was Walking a Tightrope (1992).
Date of Birth
Jul 4, 1918
Place of Birth
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date of Death
Dec 16, 2010
Gender
Male
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Directing
19912h
19871h 52 min
19762h 10 min
19672h
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