Personal Info
Birth date
1932-01-01 (93 Years)
Day of death
1988-07-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Directing
Place of birth
Athens, Greece
Also known as
Σταύρος Τορνές
Σταυρος Τορνες
Stavros Tornes
Stavros Tornes
Biography
Stavros Tornes was born in 1932 in Athens, Greece. He was an actor and director, known for Karkalou (1984), Balamos (1982) and Thiraikos orthros (1968). He died in 1988 in Athens.
Filmography
City of Women
7
Overview:
The charismatic Snaporaz encounters an alluring woman on a train and pursues her through a forest. He ends up at a hotel populated by women gathered for a feminist conference, where he is an unwanted presence. Snaporaz soon discovers he’s entered a phantasmagoric world where women have taken power.Christ Stopped at Eboli
7.124
Overview:
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.Allonsanfan
6.7
Overview:
After the 1815 Restoration, an aging revolutionary finds himself reluctantly involved in an attempted insurrection in Southern Italy while growing increasingly disillusioned with his cause.Many Wars Ago
7.3
Overview:
Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casualties mount, indignation spreads among the rank and file. Disturbed by his superiors' decisions, Lieutenant Sassu is led to question the purpose of war and reconsider where his real duties lie.Nausicaa
6.6
Overview:
A girl, whose father is from Greece, studies ancient art in France. The film was made for television but never broadcast for political reasons related to its portrayal of Greeks. A work print was screened in Belgium in 1971, and the film is now available in reconstructed form.Balamos
7.05
Overview:
In order to buy a horse, a man wanders in the bazaars of Thessaly. His journey will take him further than he imagines, as old prophets, forgotten witches and vampire princes will find himself on his way.The Daywork of Happiness
6
Overview:
Two young people are trying to make their common life although have to face the obstacle of an authoritarian mother. The young man, trying to overcome his financial difficulties, will be involved with a suspected man in a hypothetical big bay.Sky
6.9
Overview:
During the cold spring of 1941, with Greece already under German occupation, a long-suffering squad of war-battered soldiers receives orders from the headquarters in Athens to fall back, leaving behind the Albanian Front. As the men retreat through the snow-covered landscapes of the bomb-scarred Greek countryside, the terrifying certainty that nothing will ever be the same again crushes their weary human souls.Topos
6.5
Overview:
During its 85-minute running time, this jarring experimental film takes a no-holds-barred look at the way women have been treated and depicted in Western art.Coatti
6
Overview:
Stavros and Charlotte - i.e. the director and his partner in life and art, Charlotte van Gelder - are wandering the streets of a burdensome reality like immigrants, tracing the world around them through friendships, journeys and political quests. Made with minimal means with a few rolls of black and white film they managed to scrape together, this is a thoroughly unconventional film that defies traditional narrative structures, spectacularly revealing the director's true vision: a primordial cinema full of imagery that comes out of nowhere and communicates freely, like a small wonder. A large slice of the international film critic community - including Frenchman Louis Skorecki who described the film as a comet - will adore "Coatti" and continue to support Tornes' lonely path until the end.Misunderstanding
NYR
Overview:
Dimitris Lembessis gets out of prison, pays his friend Stratos a visit and kills him. With Ilias he organizes a big jewel heist. During the operation they discover that someone has ratted on them. In their attempt to escape, a police officer is killed and Ilias is mortally wounded...Sharp as a Needle
4.2
Overview:
Tonis and Rena are loved, but their uncles have objections, as they are deadly competitors in the field of swimwear marketing. Rena's uncle promotes a modern swimsuit, while Toni's uncle is a fan of the classic line. The two young men decide to steal ..Heron for Germany
NYR
Overview:
The chronicle of Loukas Kostoglou, a publisher devoted to poetry, and Marios, his assistant, who is love with Nina.Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South
NYR
Overview:
"The Poor Hunter of the South" is the title of the film Stavros Tornes never got to make, rightfully featured alongside his name on this documentary by Stavros Kaplanidis ("Canteen", "Play it Again, Christos"). The film traces his imagery, listens for his whispers and infiltrates the memories of his closest friends, looking for clues in order to piece together the portrait of a filmmaker who made something out of nothing and stayed true to himself and his vision until the very end. Besides Tornes' own films, this documentary includes footage from films where the "poor hunter" appeared as an actor, like "The Secret of the Red Cloak" by Kostas Fotinos, "Kierion" by Dimos Theos and " Allonsanfan" by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.Karkalou
5.3
Overview:
An old man, cut off from his future and his past, brings a young taxi driver into his game. The two meet Karkalou, a crazy prostitute, whom the former once loved madly and the latter will soon love.Addio Anatolia
NYR
Overview:
Staros Tornes' first non-fiction short combines a beautifully poetic text with a series of tracking shots in the streets of Rome, set to music by Charlotte Van Gelder. Somewhere between documentary and poetic essay, this film was born out of Tornes' love for Africa and the Orients, his never-ending agony over bloody revolutions and his passionate use of cinema to approach the OtherKierion
5.6
Overview:
Athens 1967. The political assassinations and the background between the government and foreign powers, on the occasion of the "Polk Case", where an innocent leftist was convicted for the murder of an American journalist in Greece.Open Letter
6.9
Overview:
Thirty-year-old lower middle class Dimitris, faint-hearted and not particularly ambitious, is ready to jump at the opportunity that will get him handsomely provided. He wavers between yesterday, the German occupation nightmare and his love debut with a neighbour and contemporary, fluid reality. He meets Thaleia, a rich woman his age, who frequents the same night club as him, but his daily routine is invariably the same. The closure of the small industry in Drapetsona, where he used to work for the last 8 years, and his relationship with Maria confront him with a different reality. Maria is a progressive, evening school teacher, full of dreams.Έρημος και μόνος για να μου φύγει ο πόνος
NYR
Overview:
A film director, his relationships with women and the expression of his bitterly emotions about cinema and GreeceExopragmatiko
5.5
Overview:
Stavros Tornes' last film in Italy bears a title that fits the director like a glove, especially when it comes to his ability to start out from a non-fiction perspective and descend into full-blown fantasy. A boat going up the river, a fire in the heart of the city and a man wondering around the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna, are some of the elements that comprise "Eksopragmatiko", a mournful movie (according to the director), which requires viewers to keep an open mind and an open heart.Danilo Treles: The Famous Andalusian Musician
8
Overview:
The portrait of an Andalusian musician who wanders around Epirus and socializes with the strangest characters in the area.Fishermen and Fishing
NYR
Overview:
The film depicts all forms of traditional fishing and the life of fishermen of the Molyvos community on the Greek island of Lesvos, as it transposes us to island life of 1961, through a series of images from another era. Fishermen sail in the open sea on a purse seine.Acting
2006Έρημος και μόνος για να μου φύγει ο πόνος as Unknown
1994Stavros Tornes: The Poor Hunter of the South as archive footage
1988Witches as Unknown
1988Heron for Germany as Polydoros
1986Danilo Treles: The Famous Andalusian Musician as Fox Man
1985Topos as Geropeismataris
1985Varieté as Old Man in the Corridor
1983Misunderstanding as Unknown
1982Balamos as Balamos
1980City of Women as (uncredited)
1979Christ Stopped at Eboli as Unknown
1977Coatti as Unknown
1974Kierion as George Morgan
1974Allonsanfan as Gioacchino
1971Nausicaa as Michel
1970Many Wars Ago as General's Aide (uncredited)
1967Open Letter as Unknown
1962Sky as Unknown
1962Η ωραία της Ρούμελης as Unknown
1961Sharp as a Needle as police officer
1961Στέγνωσαν τα δάκρυα μας as Unknown
1961Fishermen and Fishing as narrator
1960The Daywork of Happiness as Nikos
1960Το Μυστικό του Κόκκινου Μανδύα as Unknown
Production
1988Heron for Germany ... Producer
1986Danilo Treles: The Famous Andalusian Musician ... Producer
1984Karkalou ... Producer
1982Balamos ... Producer
1968Thirean Matins ... Producer
Directing
1988Heron for Germany ... Director
1986Danilo Treles: The Famous Andalusian Musician ... Director
1984Karkalou ... Director
1982Balamos ... Director
1980Exopragmatiko ... Director
1977Coatti ... Director
1976Addio Anatolia ... Director
1968Thirean Matins ... Director
Writing
1988Heron for Germany ... Writer
1986Danilo Treles: The Famous Andalusian Musician ... Writer
1984Karkalou ... Screenplay
1982Balamos ... Writer
1980Exopragmatiko ... Writer
1977Coatti ... Screenplay
1976Addio Anatolia ... Writer
Crew
1980Exopragmatiko ... Cinematography
Editing
1977Coatti ... Editor