Gregory J. Markopoulos Movies

  • 1968
    (A)lter (A)ction

    (A)lter (A)ction

    (A)lter (A)ction

    01968HD

    (A)lter (A)ction, 1968. Videotape, black-and-white, sound; 65 minutes (director's edit: 57 minute television version).

    (A)lter (A)ction
  • 1969
    Hulda Zumsteg

    Hulda Zumsteg

    Hulda Zumsteg

    01969HD

    Woman sitting in a chair.

    Hulda Zumsteg
  • 1967
    Spiracle

    Spiracle

    Spiracle

    01967HD

    Portrait studies of Mrs. Hodges, Gail Beavers (the filmmaker’s sister) and Gregory J. Markopoulos.

    Spiracle
  • 1966
    Ming Green

    Ming Green

    Ming Green

    5.51966HD

    This portrait of the filmmaker's apartment, painted in the color of the title, was made a few months before his departure from New York. It...

    Ming Green
  • 1971
    Saint Acteon

    Saint Acteon

    Saint Acteon

    01971HD

    Filmed in the gardens of the villa La Pietra, Fiesole, Italy. Preserved in Oesterreichisches Filmmuseum, Vienna.Original reversal film in Temenos...

    Saint Acteon
  • 1997
    Eniaios

    Eniaios

    Eniaios

    71997HD

    An 80-hour film being printed and shown in cycles every four years at a remote location in Greece.

    Eniaios
  • 1950
    Swain

    Swain

    Swain

    61950HD

    Swain is inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Fanshawe, features a dreamlike narrative of a young man’s ritualized rejection of...

    Swain
  • 1969
    Sorrows

    Sorrows

    Sorrows

    7.91969HD

    Set to music by Beethoven, this lyrical portrait moves from a chilled and misty exterior to the crystalline interior of the Swiss chateau that King...

    Sorrows
  • 2003
    Early Monthly Segments

    Early Monthly Segments

    Early Monthly Segments

    02003HD

    Early Monthly Segments, filmed when Beavers was 18 and 19 years old, now forms the opening to his film cycle, "My Hand Outstretched to the Winged...

    Early Monthly Segments
  • 1964
    Dionysus

    Dionysus

    Dionysus

    61964HD

    In 1963 Boultenhouse wrote, produced, and directed Dionysius,which he described as a “free treatment of Euripides' The Bacchae.”It...

    Dionysus
  • 1971
    Doldertal 7

    Doldertal 7

    Doldertal 7

    01971HD

    Edited but not printed. Filmed in Zurich. Original reversal film deposted in Temenos Archive, Zurich.

    Doldertal 7
  • 1951
    Flowers of Asphalt

    Flowers of Asphalt

    Flowers of Asphalt

    01951HD

    Suggested music to be played during film : “Concerto Grosso” by Ludwig van Beethoven. With John Markopoulos, Maria Markopoulos, Andrew...

    Flowers of Asphalt
  • 1949
    Charmides

    Charmides

    Charmides

    5.51949HD

    Based on Plato's dialogue Charmides.

    Charmides
  • 1949
    Lysis

    Lysis

    Lysis

    61949HD

    Markopoulos called Lysis “a study in stream-of-consciousness poetry of a lost, wandering, homosexual soul” and felt that the film...

    Lysis
  • 1967
    Bliss

    Bliss

    Bliss

    7.51967HD

    The first film made by Markopoulos after moving to Europe, Bliss was shot over the course of two days using only available light to create a lyrical...

    Bliss
  • 1967
    Twice A Man Twice

    Twice A Man Twice

    Twice A Man Twice

    01967HD

    A performative variation on "Twice a Man” side by side, one running forward, the other backward. The sound is maintained only on the projector...

    Twice A Man Twice
  • 1987
    Due film-maker in giardino - Robert Beavers & Gregory J.Markopoulos

    Due film-maker in giardino - Robert Beavers & Gregory J.Markopoulos

    Due film-maker in giardino - Robert Beavers & Gregory J.Markopoulos

    01987HD

    Short film shot in Rapallo, 1987.

    Due film-maker in giardino - Robert Beavers & Gregory J.Markopoulos
  • 1973
    Heracles

    Heracles

    Heracles

    01973HD

    Edited but unprinted. Filmed in the apartment of Alban Berg, Vienna

    Heracles
  • 1971
    35, boulevard General Koenig

    35, boulevard General Koenig

    35, boulevard General Koenig

    01971HD

    Edited but unprinted. Filmed in Paris. Original reversal film in Temenos Archive, Zurich.

    35, boulevard General Koenig
  • 1950
    Jackdaw

    Jackdaw

    Jackdaw

    01950HD

    Jackdaw does not exist in this form; footage may have been incorporated into Flowers of Asphalt.

    Jackdaw