Money, A Mythology of Darkness

Money, a Mythology of Darkness
Money, a Mythology of Darkness
	Official Poster
	Το χρήμα - μια μυθολογία του σκότους ; (Romanization: To hrima - Mia mythologia tou Skotous)
Directed by	Vassilis Mazomenos
Written by	Vasilis Mazomenos
Produced by	Yiannis Koutsomitis; Vasilis Mazomenos; Myron Papoutsakis (Co-producer);
Narrated by	Yorgos Karamihos (credited as Giorgos Karamihos); Efi Theodorou;
Edited by	Petros Augerinos
Animation by	Antonis Doussias (Animation director, credited as Antonis Dousias); Stelios Pappas; Vangelis Zouboulis;
Layouts by	Alexander Hemery CG Artist
Production; companies	Greek Film Centre; Horme Pictures; Oionos;
Distributed by	Horme Pictures All Media WW: 1998;
Release date	17 November 1998 (Greece);
Running time	70 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

Money, A Mythology of Darkness (Greek: Το χρήμα - Μια μυθολογία του Σκότους) is a 1998 feature Greek film directed by the Greek director, writer and producer Vassilis Mazomenos.^[1] The film is the first European 3D animation feature film and deals with the influence of wealth on humanity.^[2] In 2015, The Hindu's film critic, Naman Ramachandran, called it "[t]he Greek film that is most relevant today..."^[3]

Synopsis[edit]

A Christ-like figure explores the degeneration of society caused by the cult of wealth.

Background[edit]

It was the first European feature 3D animation film. This was Mazomenos' third feature film, however he had previously worked with computer-generated images in The Triumph of Time, although these were two-dimensional.^[4]

Reception[edit]

Vrasidas Karalis wrote in A History of Greek Cinema:^[5]

Vassilis Mazomenos released his mesmerizing and terrifying apocalyptic phantasmagoria Money—A mythology of Darkness (Hrima, mia mythologia tou skotous) in 1998. A visual essay on the impact of money on humanity, it is a film that deserves more attention and which proves the potential of new technologies in the creation of a new kind of cinematic language. With this film, Mazomenos created a trilogy of philosophical essays by means of visual experimentations.
— Vrasidas Karalis, A History of Greek Cinema, p. 257.

Part of the film trilogy about the end of the West, that was presented and awarded in the 2001 retrospective in Fantasporto.^[6]

Awards[edit]

1998: Greek State Film Awards (Second Prize for Documentary or Animated Film Awarded to Animated Film) - Won^[7]

1999: European Fantasy Award (George Melies Award) - Nominated^[2]

1999: Fantasporto Special Jury Award - Co-winner - Won^[2]^[8]

References[edit]

^ "The profile of the Greek director - producer Vassilis Mazomenos". European Film Academy. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c Novőć, Ana, ed. (28 February 2016). "Greek History Made Cinema". Greece & Servia Bilateral Trade & Regional Synegy 2016: 39. ISSN 1451-7833. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16.
^ "It's all Greek to me". The Hindu. 2015-07-11. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
^ "The first ever European feature film using 3D animation". OZON. 2018-07-26. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
^ Vrasidas Karalis, A History of Greek Cinema (Continuum International, 2012), p. 257.
^ Fantasporto Archived 2015-09-11 at the Wayback Machine awards
^ "Βραβεία του Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου" [Awards of the International Film Festival]. Thessaloniki International Film Festival (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
^ "FANTASPORTO & Prémios Carreira" [FANTASPORTO & Career Awards]. Fantasporto (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

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[1] "The profile of the Greek director - producer Vassilis Mazomenos". European Film Academy. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

[:0-2] Novőć, Ana, ed. (28 February 2016). "Greek History Made Cinema". Greece & Servia Bilateral Trade & Regional Synegy 2016: 39. ISSN 1451-7833. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16.

[3] "It's all Greek to me". The Hindu. 2015-07-11. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

[4] "The first ever European feature film using 3D animation". OZON. 2018-07-26. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

[5] Vrasidas Karalis, A History of Greek Cinema (Continuum International, 2012), p. 257.

[6] Fantasporto Archived 2015-09-11 at the Wayback Machine awards

[7] "Βραβεία του Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου" [Awards of the International Film Festival]. Thessaloniki International Film Festival (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

[8] "FANTASPORTO & Prémios Carreira" [FANTASPORTO & Career Awards]. Fantasporto (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

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