{"identifier":"PCO-Kostas_6311366061112","browse_author":"Paul Cox (Director), Bernard Eddy (Producer), Paul Cox Illumination Films (Proprietor (Publisher Bloomsbury Video)) and Linda Aronson (Screenplay by)","subscription_list":["bvl_filmmedia"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","isbn":9781350896529,"description":"Filmed in Melbourne, Kostas is a love story in which a Greek and an Australian struggle with the barriers of their cultural differences. It is set against a background of Melbourne's Greek community and the lifestyle of an Anglo-Saxon divorcee. Takis Emmanuel, known for his roles in Caddie, Who Pays the Ferryman, The Magus and Zorba the Greek, came to Australia to play Kostas. Wendy Hughes (Carol) subsequently went on to work with Paul Cox in Lonely Hearts and My First Wife and is one of Australia's leading film, television and theatre actresses. Director: Paul Cox Producer: Bernard Eddy Writer: Linda Aronson Cinematographer: Vittorio Bernini Cast: Takis Emmanuel, Wendy Hughes, Kris McQuade Born in Holland and settled in Melbourne since the mid-\u201860s, Paul Cox wass an auteur of international acclaim, having received numerous international awards. He was one of the most prolific makers of films in Australia, with numerous features, shorts and documentaries to his name. He is the recipient of many special tributes and retrospectives at film festivals across the world, including a major retrospective at the Lincoln Centre in New York in 1992. His films of the early and mid \u201880s \u2013 Lonely Hearts (1981), Man of Flowers (1983), and My First Wife (1984) \u2013 were highly acclaimed both locally and internationally. \n Man of Flowers premiered in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, and went on to win Best Film at the 1984 Valladolid Film Festival as well as Best Foreign Film at the 1991 Warsaw Film Festival. \n Cactus premiered in Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 1986 and Vincent won the Jury Prize at the 1988 Istanbul International Filmdays. \n A Woman's Tale won the Grand Prix at the 1992 International Flanders Film Festival in Ghent and Exile screened in competition at the 1994 Berlin International Film Festival. More recently, Cox's highly acclaimed feature Innocence (2000) won massive audience and critical acclaim, including Best Film and the People's Choice Award at the 2000 Montreal World Film Festival; and 5 Australian IF awards including Best Film, Independent Filmmaker of the Year for Paul Cox, and Best Actress for Julia Blake. Cox\u2019s career continued, with features such as Human Touch (2004) and Salvation (2008). He died in Melbourne in 2016. Language - English & Greek Subtitles: English","videoId":6311366061112,"browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","subscription":"bvl_filmmedia","title":"Kostas","xml_source":"bvl_filmmedia_video-vra.xml","browse_search":"PCO-Kostas","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4171818645001/bed039e0-4bb6-4c4f-9d1c-6acf14926ee7/0bd01f34-04cb-401a-bc37-14c6509c4345/1280x720/match/image.jpg","facets":"video , Video ,","contenttypeorder":3,"date_of_publication":1979,"publisher":"Paul Cox Illumination Films","productname":"bvl_all","id_search":"PCO-Kostas","facet":["video"],"contentType":"video","authors":"Paul Cox~Bernard Eddy~Paul Cox Illumination Films~Linda Aronson"}