About

Known credits:
10
Birthday:
1934-01-01
Place of birth:
Kalamata, Greece
Website:
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Vasilis Fotopoulos

Overview

Vasilis Photopoulos (Greek: Βασίλης Φωτόπουλος) (1934, Kalamata – 14 January 2007, Athens, Greece) was an influential Greek painter, film director, art director and set designer. He was an Academy Award winner for the film Zorba the Greek for art direction.

Vasilis Photopoulos was born in Kalamata and studied painting at a very young age under Vangelis Drakos. He appeared for the first time on the Art scene as the stage designer for play "Servant Lady", in the Athens Opera House. He also worked for the National Greek Theatre, the Public Theatre of Northern Greece, and the Liberal Theatre.

In 1966, he worked with Francis Ford Coppola in the film You're a Big Boy Now, which starred Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, Karen Black, Julie Harris and Elizabeth Hartman.

He died in Athens in 2007, aged 72.

Known for

Directing
1969 Orestes Directing Director 59
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Writing
1969 Orestes Writing Adaptation 59
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Sound
2021 Painting Pain Sound Sound Editor N/A
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2020 Miranda July: Where it Began Sound Sound Mixer N/A
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2019 Introducing My Father, François Truffaut Sound Sound Mixer 59
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2019 Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd' Sound Sound Mixer N/A
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Art
1966 You're a Big Boy Now Art Art Direction 59
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1964 Zorba the Greek Art Art Direction 65
Fair
1963 America America Art Art Direction 60
Fair
1963 Young and old in action... Art Set Decoration 58
Average