Giorgos Arvanitis
Cinematographer · Born February 22, 1941 (85) · Dilofo, Phthiotis, Greece
Giorgos (or Yorgos) Arvanitis (Greek: Γιώργος Αρβανίτης; born February 22, 1941) is a Greek cinematographer. Arvanitis was born in the village of Dilofo, Phthiotis, Greece. Having received an education as an electrician in the construction sector, he started working in the movies business in his early 20s, advancing from 2nd camera assistant to finally become a director of photography. Arvanitis has been an important figure in the Greek film industry, having worked on many films produced by Finos Films. In 1968, he worked on Theo Angelopoulos's first short film Εκπομπή (Broadcast). Since then, he has worked in every single one of Angelopoulos' movies, including award-winning Eternity and a Day (Palme d'or, Cannes 1998), except for the very last trilogy he was shooting (Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow, The Dust of Time, The Other Sea). (Source: Wikipedia)
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 22, 1941 (85)
- Dilofo, Phthiotis, Greece
- Cinematographer
- 23 on MovieCove · 106 credits in all
What are Giorgos Arvanitis' films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 21
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 19
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5
Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 13
Steady 7 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 17
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 10
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous8
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Giorgos Arvanitis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Giorgos Arvanitis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
106 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Child Who Measured the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Delivered(2019)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Adults in the Room(2019)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Blind Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Graziella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Il a plu sur le grand paysage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Fadhma N'Soumer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Tom the Truant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Land of Oblivion(2011)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Dr Nazi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Gigola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
An Organization of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Welcome Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Dorothy Mills(2008)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Last Mistress(2007)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
A Crime(2006)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
My Son(2006)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
See You at Régis Debray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
A Song of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Ashes and Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Brides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Process (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Anatomy of Hell(2004)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Last Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
I'm Tired of Killing Your Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Kedma(2002)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Lovers of the Nile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Freedom-Oleron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Blue Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Fat Girl(2001)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Signs & Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Romance(1999)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Eternity and a Day(1998)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Train of Life(1998)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Bent(1997)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Port Djema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Nitrate Base (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Mother of the Dunes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Total Eclipse(1995)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Ulysses' Gaze(1995)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Someone Else's America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Butterfly's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Sunfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Thinking of You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Holocene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Suspended Step of the Stork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Voyager(1991)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Xenia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Australia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
In the Shadow of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Landscape in the Mist(1988)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Komitas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Lebanon, the Land of Honey and Incense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Doxobus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Beekeeper(1986)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Such a Long Absence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Stone Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Voyage to Cythera(1984)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Athens, Return to the Acropolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Big Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Καλή σου Νύχτα Κυρ-Αλέξανδρε (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
One Village, One Villager... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Alexander the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
A Dream of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Iphigenia(1977)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Thanasis in the land of the cuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Assault on Agathon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Travelling Players(1975)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Son of Amir Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
John the Violent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Swamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
The Great Love Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Captives of Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Rena is Off-Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Days of '36 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Thanasis, Take Your Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Aliki the Dictator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Countess of Corfu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Lieutenant Natassa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Reconstruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Face to Face with Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
I Neraida Kai to Palikari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Panic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Leventopaido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Teacher with the Golden Hair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Lady and the Tramp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
An Italian girl from Kypseli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Broadcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Some tired boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Groom from London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Blue Beads from Greece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Barefoot Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
My Daughter, the Socialist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Bouzouki Strumming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Modern Cinderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
A Patented Stupid Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Papadopoulou Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Theo Angelopoulos: A Lifework in Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 106 titles, 105 of them dated from 1960 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Train of Life (1998)
Highest rated
Landscape in the Mist (1988)
Most popular right now
Eternity and a Day (1998)
Film career
- 1970Screen debut· Reconstruction
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Giorgos Arvanitis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 23 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved8
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the cinematography 71/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Giorgos Arvanitis' work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Giorgos Arvanitis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Giorgos Arvanitis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Theodoros Angelopoulos shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Theodoros AngelopoulosShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Ulysses' Gaze (1995), Landscape in the Mist (1988), The Beekeeper (1986), Voyage to Cythera (1984), The Travelling Players (1975)See all 6 shared titles with Theodoros Angelopoulos
- Catherine BreillatShared titles: The Last Mistress (2007), Anatomy of Hell (2004), Fat Girl (2001), Romance (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Catherine Breillat
Writers
- Tonino GuerraShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Ulysses' Gaze (1995), Landscape in the Mist (1988), The Beekeeper (1986), Voyage to Cythera (1984)See all 5 shared titles with Tonino Guerra
- Giorgio SilvagniShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Ulysses' Gaze (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Giorgio Silvagni
- Petros MarkarisShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Ulysses' Gaze (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Petros Markaris
- Thanassis ValtinosShared titles: Landscape in the Mist (1988), Voyage to Cythera (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Thanassis Valtinos
Actors
- Mihalis GiannatosShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Landscape in the Mist (1988), The Beekeeper (1986), Voyage to Cythera (1984)See all 4 shared titles with Mihalis Giannatos
- Nikos KourosShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Ulysses' Gaze (1995), Landscape in the Mist (1988), The Beekeeper (1986)See all 4 shared titles with Nikos Kouros
- Christoforos NezerShared titles: Ulysses' Gaze (1995), Landscape in the Mist (1988), The Travelling Players (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Christoforos Nezer
- Eva KotamanidouShared titles: Ulysses' Gaze (1995), Landscape in the Mist (1988), The Travelling Players (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Eva Kotamanidou
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Eleni KaraindrouShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Ulysses' Gaze (1995), Landscape in the Mist (1988), The Beekeeper (1986), Voyage to Cythera (1984)See all 5 shared titles with Eleni Karaindrou
- Pascale ChavanceShared titles: The Last Mistress (2007), Anatomy of Hell (2004), Fat Girl (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Pascale Chavance
- Giannis TsitsopoulosShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Ulysses' Gaze (1995), Landscape in the Mist (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Giannis Tsitsopoulos
- Andreas SinanosShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Ulysses' Gaze (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Andreas Sinanos
Producers
- Jean-François LepetitShared titles: The Last Mistress (2007), Anatomy of Hell (2004), Fat Girl (2001), Romance (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Jean-François Lepetit
- Amedeo PaganiShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Ulysses' Gaze (1995), Landscape in the Mist (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Amedeo Pagani
- Éric HeumannShared titles: Eternity and a Day (1998), Ulysses' Gaze (1995), Landscape in the Mist (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Éric Heumann
- Foivi OikonomopoulouShared titles: Ulysses' Gaze (1995), Landscape in the Mist (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Foivi Oikonomopoulou
