Greek cinema, violence and the family

Dr Lydia Papadimitriou, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, was a guest speaker on “The Film Programme” on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday 12thJune 12 (and Sunday 15thJune) discussing the depiction of violence in the family in contemporary Greek films, on the occasion of the UK release of Alexandros Avranas’ film “Miss Violence” (2013).

You can hear the programme at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0460szw (item begins at 10 mins, 20 secs).

Dr Papadimitriou is a leading scholar on Greek cinema in the UK and internationally. Her publications include a monograph and a collection of essays on Greek cinema, as well as a range of articles addressing both contemporary and historical topics. She is the Principal Editor of the Journal of Greek Media and Culture (http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=237/).

For a more extensive academic profile, please visit: https://ljmu.academia.edu/LydiaPapadimitriou

Dr Papadimitriou can be contacted by email at: l.papadimitriou@ljmu.ac.uk