By Alissa Simon
The spirit of peripatetic sixteenth-century Greek painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known to the world as El Greco, comes to Toronto during the Festival via the colorful period drama El Greco, directed by Iannis Smaragdis, and a special exhibition, “El Greco – from the set to the screen,” which will be on display at the Bata Shoe Museum through September 14.
The medium for this materialization, director Smaragdis, his producer wife Eleni Smaragdis and cinematographer Aris Stavrou, will appear at the film’s public screenings on September 12 and 13. They will be accompanied by the leading actors, including Nick...
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