Goethe Institute in Athens

History Projected | Athens | May 15

In a 2024 film series at the Goethe Institute in Athens (14-16 Omirou), Greek and German short and feature-length films blend, exploring diverse perspectives on the shared historical past. Micro-narratives, subdued testimonies, mythological exercises and archival puzzles dissolve the myth of a singular historical narrative.

Mechanisms of the Seen | Athens | February 17 – March 1

The Goethe Institute in Athens (16-17 Omirou), in collaboration with State of Concept Athens (19 Botsari), the Greek Film Archive (48 Iera Odos), and the French Institute of Greece, is gearing up to present the event series "Mechanisms of the Seen" by filmmaker and conceptual artist Maria Lalou.

Digital Concert Hall | Athens | March 11

Continuing its Digital Concert Hall series of live screenings from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Goethe Institute in Athens (goethe.de) is showing the acclaimed orchestra under the baton of Emmanuelle Haim in Handel's "The Triumph of Time and Truth." The live screening begins at 7.45 p.m. sharp, and admission is free of charge.

Anti-SYRIZA fundamentalism

If you walk into a tiger's cage, a friend quipped, make sure you don't touch the wild cat's whiskers. Put differently, when you challenge a more intelligent person than yourself to a public debate, do not attempt to underestimate their intelligence; you only risk exposing yourself to ridicule.

Fassbinder & Scorsese | Athens | February 1

The Premiere Nights Athens International Film Festival is paying tribute to the celebrated German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus with the screening of two landmark films at the Goethe Institute in Athens (Goethe.de) from his years-long association with two great filmmakers: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, with whom he did 15 films, and Martin Scorsese, with whom he did seven.

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