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Lines (film)

Lines (film) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lines (film) rather than just read about it. In short: Lines (Greek: "Γραμμές") is a 2016 Greek feature film, directed by the Greek director, writer and producer Vassilis Mazomenos. Plot The film refers to a modern-day Greek tragedy, focused on seven individuals suffering in the economic crisis that has devastated Greece .

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Lines (Greek: "Γραμμές") is a 2016 Greek feature film, directed by the Greek director, writer and producer Vassilis Mazomenos.

Plot The film refers to a modern-day Greek tragedy, focused on seven individuals suffering in the economic crisis that has devastated Greece . The source of the film comes from the numerous suicides that were prompted by the economic crash (2009-).

Cast

Festivals The world premiere of the film was made on 21 November 2016, at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in the main competition programme, Also was in main competition at the 37th Fantasporto International Film Festival. and official selection at the 9th Bengaluru International Film Festival in India, at 28th Ankara International Film Festival, at Paris Panorama of contemporary Greek cinema 2017, at 10th London Greek Film Festival 2017, at 11th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival 2017, at 24th Greek Film Festival in Australia, at 2017 BLOW-UP · International Arthouse FILM FEST in Chicago, at 10th "this human world – International Human Rights Film Festival" in Vienna Austria, at 2017 Maverick Movie Awards, at Calgary European Film Festival in Canada, at Edinburgh GIFF in Scotland, at Accolade Global Film Competition in California, at Hellas FilmBox in Berlin, at FEST (Belgrade) 46th IFF, at 6th Montreal Greek film festival in Canada, at 22nd European film festival Bucharest in Romania, at 27th DU CINÉMA GREC in Strasbourg, at 2018 South-East European Film Festival in Berlin and Paris, at Scandinavian International Film Festival στο Helsinki, at 13th International Human Rights Film Festival, Albania, at Sose International Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia, at Chania Film Festival in Greece, at Rome Independent Prisma Awards in Italy.

Awards Lines was nominated for the best film in 2016 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, in 37th Fantasporto International Film Festival, in 2017 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, in 30th Athens Panorama of European Cinema, in 10th "this human world" in Vienna, in 2018 Hellas FilmBox on Berlin, in 8th Philosophical IFF in Macedonia. The film won the best concept award for Fiction Feature in the 10th London Greek Film Festival. In 2017 Maverick Movie Awards Lines won award for best directing and had two nominations for best picture and best screenplay. The film was also nominee for best director (Tarkovsky Award) and best writing (Tonino Guerra Award) in 2017 BLOW-UP · International Arthouse FILM FEST in Chicago and in Accolade Global Film Competition 2017 in United States won the award of Merit. In 2018 was nominated for best film in Hellenic Film Academy (Greek) awards. In 2018 in See film festival Berlin Paris Lines awarded with the director's award. Αt Scandinavian International Film Festival Helsinki and at Rome Independent Prisma Awards in Italy the film won in both the best feature award. At 5th Sose International Film Festival (2018) in Armenia the film won best script and best camera awards. In 2019 the film won Best Drama in Vegas Movie Awards.

Reviews Giampietro Balia wrote in the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival catalogue: " A stifling symphony of defeat for human kind as a whole, "Lines" is a necessary film in times in which numbers and ideological yarns dominate the political agenda, much to the disadvantage of the millions of individuals ensnared in a system that has proven to be frail and unreliable." Also in the same festival's official page is written : "Director Vasilis Mazomenos offers a uncompromisingly bleak, ghastly and haunting view of modern Greece in "Lines". Seven chapters about seven broken individuals, about what it means to live in Greece in these hard times of financial restraint". Liina Laugesaar wrote in Cineuropa: "Lines does not focus on the political side of the crisis, but concentrates on the people who had to endure it. Everything extraneous is left out of the story. Mazomenos puts faces back on the numbers and creates a harrowing testament to the challenging years that have left scars on many." Élie Castiel wrote in Séquences: "A movie shock, surprising, nocturnal, shouting his rage through seven tables, seven paintings of durations approximately equal, the whole forming a coherent whole despite the side Byzantine intentionally of each Party. Straight lines, circulars, symmetrical, disordered also, as if the logic of the ancient Greece had disappeared for ever"

References

External links Lines at IMDb https://linesmovie.wordpress.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX81w4-pzwg http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/tallinn_black_nights_film_festival/lines_a_film_by_vassilis_mazomenos_main_competition_at_tallinn_black_night_fillm http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/fantasporto/vassilis_mazomenos_returns_to_fantasporto_with_his_latest_feature_film_lines http://cineuropa.org/f.aspx?t=film&l=en&did=319132 http://www.magazine-hd.com/apps/wp/fantasporto-5-filmes-lines/ http://cine.gr/film.asp?id=722459&page=1 http://www.ruadebaixo.com/fantasporto-2017-reportagem-14-03-2017.html

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lines (film)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lines (film) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lines (film) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lines (film) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lines (film)

In research: Lines (film) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lines (film) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lines (film) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2010s Greek-language films, 2010s Greek films, 2010s avant-garde and experimental films, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lines (film) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lines (film) in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Lines (film) in simple terms?

Lines (Greek: "Γραμμές") is a 2016 Greek feature film, directed by the Greek director, writer and producer Vassilis Mazomenos. Plot The film refers to a modern-day Greek tragedy, focused on seven individuals suffering in the economic crisis that has devastated Greece .

Why does Lines (film) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lines (film)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lines (film).