Master of the Shadows

Master of the Shadows — Plot

Shadow puppetry is not only part of the heritage of East Asia; Greece had its own traditional form of this popular art. In this leisurely drama, set in 1950s Athens, Antonis Barkis (Kostas Kasakos) is the master puppeteer for a traditional shadow show. However, although he is still making a living, it is clear that other forms of popular entertainment will soon supplant this one. This does not improve Antonis' temper, and his assistant's desires to modernize their entertainments only make it worse.

• Release date
• May 26, 1991
• Runtime
• 105 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Lefteris Xanthopoulos

Master of the Shadows — Cast

Kostas Kazakos Αντώνης Μπάρκας Stratos Tzortzoglou Θεοφάνης Dora Masklavanou Αγγέλα Giorgos Ninios Άγγελος Vlassis Bonatsos Σίμος

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Patis Koutsaftis Γιώργος Athinodoros Prousalis Λάμπρος Thanos Grammenos