Gregory J. Markopoulos Movies

  • 1967
    Eros, O Basileus

    Eros, O Basileus

    Eros, O Basileus

    11967HD

    Structured in nine tableaux each a study of a simple action or situation involving a lone, naked figure, the blind Eros, searching for fulfilment,...

    Eros, O Basileus
  • 1971
    Saint Acteon

    Saint Acteon

    Saint Acteon

    01971HD

    Filmed in the gardens of the villa La Pietra, Fiesole, Italy. Preserved in Oesterreichisches Filmmuseum, Vienna.Original reversal film in Temenos...

    Saint Acteon
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1970
    Hagiographia

    Hagiographia

    Hagiographia

    01970HD

    Filmed in Mistra, Greece. Preserved in Anthology Film Archives, New York.

    Hagiographia
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1967
    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill

    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill

    Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill

    01967HD

    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
  • 1967
    Spiracle

    Spiracle

    Spiracle

    01967HD

    Portrait studies of Mrs. Hodges, Gail Beavers (the filmmaker’s sister) and Gregory J. Markopoulos.

    Spiracle
  • 1968
    (A)lter (A)ction

    (A)lter (A)ction

    (A)lter (A)ction

    01968HD

    (A)lter (A)ction, 1968. Videotape, black-and-white, sound; 65 minutes (director's edit: 57 minute television version).

    (A)lter (A)ction
  • 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.
  • 1961
    Serenity

    Serenity

    Serenity

    6.51961HD

    Originally edited in two versions. Version I, 70 minutes; version II, 90 minutes. (The only known existing version is not Markopoulos’s edit...

    Serenity
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1970
    Genius

    Genius

    Genius

    01970HD

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

    Genius
  • 1969
    Sorrows

    Sorrows

    Sorrows

    7.91969HD

    Set to music by Beethoven, this lyrical portrait moves from a chilled and misty exterior to the crystalline interior of the Swiss chateau that King...

    Sorrows
  • 1966
    Ming Green

    Ming Green

    Ming Green

    5.31966HD

    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
  • 1968
    Der Schachtel

    Der Schachtel

    Der Schachtel

    01968HD

    Die Schachtel (The Box), 1968. 35mm film transfer to videotape, black-and-white, sound; 29 minutes.

    Der Schachtel
  • 1965
    The Death of Hemingway (An Obituary Fantasy)

    The Death of Hemingway (An Obituary Fantasy)

    The Death of Hemingway (An Obituary Fantasy)

    01965HD

    Shot in thirty-two hours at the abandoned Baybridge Theater in Brooklyn, in cinemascope and Eastman color. The film was based on the one-act play of...

    The Death of Hemingway (An Obituary Fantasy)
  • 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