Stefos is the man! As Shaft is the absolute symbol among the black community of the 70s, Stefos is the ideal if the 80s Greek urban society represented in the notorious video-films of Greece (of that age).
As many others movies of that period (FIlakes Anilikon, Oi epikindini etc), o "Zigolo tis Athinas" (The Zigolo of Athens) is about poverty that forces young people to do unethical or even illegal things. This time, our hero, is a zigolo that rich ladies hire to satisfy their sexual needs. Stefos has various passions, as the movie make us assume,drugs but mostly gambling, addictions that will soon make him see the truth. Although he thinks he is strong enough, soon he will realise that he is exploited but everyone he knows. Everyone except one girl, the woman of his heart.
But apart from that, Stefos always is cool. Even when he is full of anxiety or fear, you can still see how cool he is. Personally sometimes i thought there were two actors! One Stefos and one separate role for his moustache...
Although is a truly dark vision of Greece of that period, thankfully this is NOT a Yiannis Dalianidis film and we can enjoy a nice classic happy ending Nowdays it is considered to be a rare classic as it has never been released in a DVD and any copy of a videotape is a collector's item
As many others movies of that period (FIlakes Anilikon, Oi epikindini etc), o "Zigolo tis Athinas" (The Zigolo of Athens) is about poverty that forces young people to do unethical or even illegal things. This time, our hero, is a zigolo that rich ladies hire to satisfy their sexual needs. Stefos has various passions, as the movie make us assume,drugs but mostly gambling, addictions that will soon make him see the truth. Although he thinks he is strong enough, soon he will realise that he is exploited but everyone he knows. Everyone except one girl, the woman of his heart.
But apart from that, Stefos always is cool. Even when he is full of anxiety or fear, you can still see how cool he is. Personally sometimes i thought there were two actors! One Stefos and one separate role for his moustache...
Although is a truly dark vision of Greece of that period, thankfully this is NOT a Yiannis Dalianidis film and we can enjoy a nice classic happy ending Nowdays it is considered to be a rare classic as it has never been released in a DVD and any copy of a videotape is a collector's item
