Thodoros Maragos or (alternative form in Latin alphabet) Marangos[1][2] (Greek: Θόδωρος Μαραγκός; born in Filiatra in 1944)[1] is a Greek film director. His work spans film, TV and documentaries. He is best known for his film Learn How to Read and Write, Son (in Greek: Μάθε παιδί μου γράμματα), a satire on fascism and one of the best anti-Junta films of all time. He has won four awards in the 14th Thessaloniki Film Festival (September 24–30, 1973) for his movie Get on Your Mark (original title in Greek: Λάβετε θέσεις).[3] His box office major success, the 1981 film Learn How to Read and Write, Son, has also won four awards in the 22nd Thessaloniki Festival (October 5–11, 1981).[4]
Filmography
- 2008 Boobheads
- 2005 Black Baaa... (Documentary)
- 2004 God Is Invisible Because He Is Minute (Documentary)
- 1994 Moon Runaway
- 1991 Polytehneio (Documentary)
- 1989-1990 Emmones Idees (TV Series)
- 1984 Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou [5]
- 1981 Learn How to Read and Write, Son[6]
- 1980 Thanasi, sfixe ki allo to zonari [7]
- 1978 Apo pou pane gia ti havouza
- 1977 Ergatiki kokkini Protomagia 77 (Documentary short)
- 1975 Struggle (Documentary)
- 1973 Get on Your Mark
- 1971 'Sssst (Short)
- 1971 Oikopedo (Short)
- 1969 Tsouf (Short)
Novelist
“The Teacher of Arcadia and the TALOS 21st Century” March 2023 [8]