Melina Mercouri

Jules Dassin was an exile, an artist, a rebel. Blacklisted in Hollywood during the McCarthy era, he found refuge in France and then in Greece, where he built a new life, shaping its cultural landscape through film and theater.

Mercouri's multifaceted contributions have left an indelible mark on Greek society

Melina never minced her words. And she wouldn’t do so now, if she were still alive, because it was part of her quintessence: it made her who she was.

Recent events have shown how something escaped everyone’s notice which shouldn’t have: the Marbles need a face. They need THE face. While Melina Mercouri was alive and had taken the issue in hand, the Parthenon Marbles were almost always at the center of an international debate. And that in an era when repatriating antiquities was […]