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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-11-23Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] 'Nudity in Cinema' festival this month in Athens(ANA-MPA) -- Nagisa Oshima's "Empire of Passion", Federico Fellini's "City of Women", Miklos Jancso's "Private vices, public pleasures", "Malicia", starring Laura Antonelli, as well as Greek director Nikos Koundouros' "Bordello" will be among the 25 films selected to be screened in film festival "Empire of the Flesh -- Nudity in Cinema" -- set to take place in Athens between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1.Movies once dismissed as being of "lesser artistic quality", or one that were heavily censored when they first appeared on the "big screen" because of "extreme" content, such as "The Story of O" by Jaeckin Just and Tinto Brass' "Caligula", will be shown in their uncut versions. The films were selected by publisher and writer Yiannis Soldatos and the festival was inspired by his recently published book on the subject of nudity in cinema. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [02] Union calls off garbage strike(ANA-MPA) -- A strike called by the POE-OTA union has been suspended following negotiations with the central government on Tuesday.A deputy interior minister promised that as of Jan. 1, 2011 an integrated framework of wages and employment will be determined for employees in municipal enterprises. Moreover, the sector's collective labour agreement will be signed immediately, one of the strikers' main demands. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [03] Hellenic Navy chief in TurkeyANKARA (ANA-MPA - A. Abatzis) The head of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, Vice-Adm. Dimitrios Elefsiniotis, on Tuesday met with Turkish Naval Forces Commander Adm. Esref Ugur Yigit, during an official visit to Ankara.In statements after the meeting, the Greek navy chief referred to Adm. Yigit a "friend" and underlined that such meetings are important for improving relations, and to show that confidence-building measures between the two countries are not just "on paper". (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |