Gregory J. Markopoulos Movies

  • 1940
    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    101940HD

    Based on the story by Charles Dickens. Filmed in Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. Preserved by the Oesterreichisches Filmmsuem, Vienna and Temenos Archive,...

    A Christmas Carol
  • 2002
    The Hedge Theater

    The Hedge Theater

    The Hedge Theater

    6.42002HD

    Beavers shot The Hedge Theatre in Rome in the 1980s. It is an intimate film inspired by the Baroque architecture and stone carvings of Francesco...

    The Hedge Theater
  • 1976
    Prosopographia

    Prosopographia

    Prosopographia

    01976HD

    Prosopographia, 1976. 16mm film, color, sound; 5 minutes (unfinished).

    Prosopographia
  • 2000
    Sotiros

    Sotiros

    Sotiros

    62000HD

    Beavers distilled the 26-minute Sotiros in 1996 from an original 50-minute trilogy. Filmed in Athens and Peloponnesus in Greece as well as in...

    Sotiros
  • 1973
    Heracles

    Heracles

    Heracles

    01973HD

    Edited but unprinted. Filmed in the apartment of Alban Berg, Vienna

    Heracles
  • 1969
    Political Portraits

    Political Portraits

    Political Portraits

    01969HD

    Dedicated to Dieter Meier. voice-over by Gregory Markopoulos, reading an excerpt in English translation of Paul Valéry’s L’Homme...

    Political Portraits
  • 1972
    The Divine Damnation

    The Divine Damnation

    The Divine Damnation

    01972HD

    The Damnation of Damien, edited in 1968, printed in 1972. Preserved by Anthology Film Archives, New York.

    The Divine Damnation
  • 1947
    Fragment of Seeking

    Fragment of Seeking

    Fragment of Seeking

    5.61947HD

    A young man desperately seeks out the fleeting image of a female companion, and though he never quite catches her, he discovers much more through the...

    Fragment of Seeking
  • 1949
    Christmas U.S.A.

    Christmas U.S.A.

    Christmas U.S.A.

    5.91949HD

    Things spin: amusement park rides, a phonograph record. A man wakes, shaves, and takes a phone call. Another man, in a kimono, walks in the woods,...

    Christmas U.S.A.
  • 1968
    The Mysteries

    The Mysteries

    The Mysteries

    01968HD

    "In my film I suggest that there is no greater mystery than that of the protagonists. War and Love are simply equated for what they are; the...

    The Mysteries
  • 1948
    Psyche

    Psyche

    Psyche

    5.51948HD

    Psyche 1947, made while a student at USC, shows Markopoulos’ developing style and his sensuous use of colour and composition. Shot in the...

    Psyche
  • 1970
    Genius

    Genius

    Genius

    01970HD

    Based upon the theme of Faust. Filmed in Paris and London.

    Genius
  • 1966
    Ming Green

    Ming Green

    Ming Green

    5.51966HD

    This portrait of the filmmaker's apartment, painted in the color of the title, was made a few months before his departure from New York. It...

    Ming Green
  • 1967
    The Dead Ones

    The Dead Ones

    The Dead Ones

    01967HD

    Markopoulos’ first attempt at making a 35mm feature film, clearly inspired by the cinema of Jean Cocteau, was left unfinished and the materials...

    The Dead Ones
  • 1951
    Flowers of Asphalt

    Flowers of Asphalt

    Flowers of Asphalt

    01951HD

    Suggested music to be played during film : “Concerto Grosso” by Ludwig van Beethoven. With John Markopoulos, Maria Markopoulos, Andrew...

    Flowers of Asphalt
  • 1967
    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill

    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill

    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill

    61967HD

    The life of painter, dancer and poet Mark Turbyfill, seen in his 70th year, is evoked through Markopoulos’ unique form of cinematic portraiture.

    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill
  • 1972
    The Painting

    The Painting

    The Painting

    01972HD

    The Painting intercuts shots of traffic navigating the old-world remnants of downtown Bern, Switzerland, with details from a 15th-century altarpiece,...

    The Painting
  • 1973
    Index – Hans Richter

    Index – Hans Richter

    Index – Hans Richter

    01973HD

    Dedicated to Nigel Gosling. Voice-over with Hans Richter reading a Dada text. Filmed in Locarno. Oesterreichisches Filmmuseum, Vienna

    Index – Hans Richter
  • 1973
    Hagiographia II

    Hagiographia II

    Hagiographia II

    01973HD

    The entire film was rephotographed and edited into Eniaios Cycle V. Filmed in Mistra, Greece.

    Hagiographia II
  • 1971
    Doldertal 7

    Doldertal 7

    Doldertal 7

    01971HD

    Edited but not printed. Filmed in Zurich. Original reversal film deposted in Temenos Archive, Zurich.

    Doldertal 7