The Overcoat (1997)
Based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol, this blackly comic fairytale is about a lonely social outcast who, in an effort to raise his status at work, spends all his money on a new overcoat, which seemingly gives him the approval he craves. But when it's stolen from him, he cannot return to his previous life of anonymity, leading to a downward spiral from which there is no return.
Director: Nicholas Triandafyllidis
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Dinos Iliopoulos as |
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Vasilis Diamantopoulos as |
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Kostas Gousgounis as |
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Despina Kourti as |
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Vangelis Ploios as |
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Blaine Reininger as |
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Panos Thanassoulis as |
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Michele Valley as |
| Writing | Evgenia Liroudia | Writer |
| Writing | Nikolai Gogol | Original Story |
| Sound | Blaine Reininger | Music |
| Crew | Giannis Kotrotsis | Cinematography |
| Editing | Fani Ziozia | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Agis Panagiotou | Costume Design |
| Art | Kostas Soulakelis | Property Master |
| Production | Anna Komninou | Production Manager |
| Directing | Dimitris Birbilis | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Nicholas Triandafyllidis | Director |
| Writing | Nicholas Triandafyllidis | Writer |
| Production | Nicholas Triandafyllidis | Executive Producer |