Maria Nafpliotou

‘Medea’ through Castorf’s perspective

The five lead actresses in this year's "Medea" performance directed by Frank Castorf at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus as part of the Athens Festival: (l-r) Evdokia Roumelioti, Maria Nafpliotou, Sofia Kokkali, Angeliki Papoulia and Stefania Goulioti. The play staged by the German director based on Euripides' "Medea" is expected to be one of the top artistic events of the year in Greece.

'Wednesday 04:45' - stylish Greek neo-noir to hit theaters March 12

 Standout performances and lush cinematography against the backdrop of the economic crisis

By Phoebe Fronista *

It starts off quietly: a middle-aged man (Stelios Mainas) with a jazz club, a wife in the suburbs (Maria Nafpliotou) and a bit on the side pondering his life.

So far, so standard euro-cinephile fare.