Verspielte Nächte

Deutschland / Griechenland 1996/1997, Spielfilm

Synopsis

Nights, Gambled Away

After her father′s unexpected death and the separation from her boyfriend, Maria, a 24-year-old Greek girl, sets off for Berlin where her older sister Helena lives and works as a successful dancer. The two sisters haven′t seen each other for several years.

It is not long before Maria finds out Helena′s secret which also explains the strange way she behaves towards Maria. Helena has given up dancing and now works as a croupier in an illegal gambling club in Berlin. Maria has to recover from her first shock, the idealised image of the older sister crumbles...

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH

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Credits

Director:	Angeliki Antoniou
Screenplay:	Angeliki Antoniou, Kriton Kalaitzidis
Director of photography:	Sebastian Richter (Berlin), Pio Corradi (Griechenland)
Editing:	Catherine Steghens
Music:	Dimitris Papadimitriou, Paleotogos Koukouvelis

Cast:
Jasmin Tabatabai	Helena
Vicky Volioti	Maria
Sharon Brauner	Eva
Frank Stieren	Roberto
André M. Hennicke	Michel
Andreas Mannkopff	Bruno
Heike Steinweg	Polizistin
Stefan Lohse	Daniel
Ralf Knebel	Türsteher
Vassilis Anastasiadis	Croupier
Zazie de Paris	Barfrau
Thanos Grammenos	Fischer
Tasso Kavadia	Tante
Dimitris Mikelis	Kellner

Production company:	Jost Hering Filmproduktion (Berlin), Emilios Konitiotis Filmprod. (Athen)
Producer:	Jost Hering

All Credits

Director:	Angeliki Antoniou
Assistant director:	Kriton Kalaitzidis
Script supervisor:	Hanna Sibilski, Nancy Rivas (Assistenz)
Screenplay:	Angeliki Antoniou, Kriton Kalaitzidis
Translation:	Phil Stanway
Script editor:	Cornelia Buhe (Dramaturgische Beratung), Don Bohlinger (Dramaturgische Beratung)
Director of photography:	Sebastian Richter (Berlin), Pio Corradi (Griechenland)
Assistant camera:	Christina Schultz (Berlin), Stéphane Kuthy (Griechenland)
Lighting design:	Jutta von Stieglitz
Gaffer:	Cornelius Förster (Berlin), Michael Dietze (Berlin), Glannis Papadimitriou (Griechenland), Grigoris Samiotis (Griechenland)
Key grip:	Lars Lenski
Set design:	Gabriele Wolff (Berlin), Anastasia Arseni (Griechenland), Mark Rosinski (Assistenz in Berlin), Nikos Triantafylopoulos (Assistenz in Griechenland), Vlassis Koytsoukos (Assistenz in Griechenland)
Prop master:	Irene Otterpohl (Berlin), Anastasia Havouta (Griechenland)
Costume design:	Gabriele Binder (Berlin), Anastasia Arseni (Griechenland), Anna Cafetzakis (Volontär)
Costumes:	Elke Weidner
Make-up artist:	Ljiljana Müller (Berlin), Phani Alexaki (Griechenland), Djamila Talenon-Groß (Assistenz)
Editing:	Catherine Steghens
Assistant editor:	Grazyna Bukowa
Sound:	Frank Behnke (Berlin), Nikos Papadimitriou (Griechenland)
Sound assistant:	Matthias Leusink (Berlin), Panos Papadimitriou (Griechenland)
Audio mixing:	Hartmut Eichgrün
Music:	Dimitris Papadimitriou, Paleotogos Koukouvelis

Cast:
Jasmin Tabatabai	Helena
Vicky Volioti	Maria
Sharon Brauner	Eva
Frank Stieren	Roberto
André M. Hennicke	Michel
Andreas Mannkopff	Bruno
Heike Steinweg	Polizistin
Stefan Lohse	Daniel
Ralf Knebel	Türsteher
Vassilis Anastasiadis	Croupier
Zazie de Paris	Barfrau
Thanos Grammenos	Fischer
Tasso Kavadia	Tante
Dimitris Mikelis	Kellner

Production company:	Jost Hering Filmproduktion (Berlin), Emilios Konitiotis Filmprod. (Athen)
Commissioned by:	Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (Mainz)
Producer:	Jost Hering
Producer (TV):	Sibylle Hubatschek-Rahn
Line producer:	Emilios Konitsiotis
Unit production manager:	Sabine Pfeiffer, Emilios Konitsiotis, Nikos Konitiotis
Location manager:	Stephan Krumbiegel, Hermann Rohner, David Heredia (Assistenz)
Production accountant:	Oliver Zbiranski
Shoot:	17.11.1996-05.1997: Berlin, Griechenland
Original distributor:	Basis-Film Verleih GmbH (Berlin)
Funding:	Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam, Greek Film Centre (Athen)
Length:	2445 m, 89 min
Format:	35mm, 1:1,66
Picture/Sound:	Eastmancolor, Ton
Rating:	FSK-Prüfung (DE): 24.10.1997, 78525, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Screening:	Uraufführung (DE): 10.1997, Hof, Internationale Filmtage; Kinostart (DE): 13.11.1997

Titles

Originaltitel (GR DE) Verspielte Nächte

Arbeitstitel Duft des Südens

Versions

Original
Length:	2445 m, 89 min
Format:	35mm, 1:1,66
Picture/Sound:	Eastmancolor, Ton
Rating:	FSK-Prüfung (DE): 24.10.1997, 78525, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Screening:	Uraufführung (DE): 10.1997, Hof, Internationale Filmtage; Kinostart (DE): 13.11.1997