Aliki Vougiouklaki
Art
Greek Stars Vougiouklaki and Papamichael Immortalized in Wax
Aliki Vougiouklaki and Dimitris Papamichael, two giants of Greek cinema during its 'golden age', who were also married for a time, have been immortalized as wax figures in the popular Wax Museum of Theodoros Kokkinidis in Kavala.
Vougiouklaki and Papamichael's...
Life
Iconic Greek Star’s Only English-Language Movie Resurfaces After 60 Years
The long-forgotten and only English-language movie of iconic Greek film star Aliki Vougiouklaki has recently been digitally restored and broadcasted for the first time on a Greek national network sixty years after its London and New York theater premieres.
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Celebrities
Former King Constantine and His Affair With Greek Star Aliki Vougiouklaki
Former King Constantine, who died on Tuesday in Athens, had an affair with Aliki Vougiouklaki in the early 1960s, and it was an affair that made headlines in international newspapers at the time.
Vougiouklaki was one of the most popular...
Greece
Aliki Vougiouklaki, “The National Star of Greece”
Aliki Vougiouklaki was one of the most popular stars in Greek cinematic history. The blonde stunner was so beloved that she was even given the title of "The National Star of Greece."
Vougiouklaki was born in Marousi, a northern suburb...
Greece
The Turbulent Life of Greece's 'National Star' Aliki Vougiouklaki
Aliki Vougiouklaki, who passed away on July 23, 1996, was the most loved actress of post-war Greece, and the press and general public had given her the title "The National Star of Greece".
She was born on July 20, 1934,...
Art
22nd Greek Film Festival Announces 2015 Sydney Program
The Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival (GFF) announces its full 2015 program showcasing cutting-edge cinema steeped in Greece’s time honoured culture of storytelling. Jam packed with 14 feature films, 4 documentaries and a 60’s classics retrospective on the...
Europe
Aliki Vougiouklaki on Artful Cover
British writer, Ali Smith considers the places where art and life intersect, sometimes collide and meld.
Artful is a transformative book separated in four sections, originally delivered as lectures on comparative literature at St. Anne’s College, Oxford. The author writes...