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The film's story begins in 1566 in his birth land, the island of Crete, under Venetian rule on those times. Domenico's father is a rebel fighting against his country's conquerors, while Domenico is already a known painter, enjoying the fame and success of his art. In his life and work the artist amalgamates the Cretan pride with the Venetian culture, acknowledging at the same time the attraction exerted to him ...

On October 16 comes in the mainstream theaters in Greece the life of the famous Cretan painter, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known as El Greco. Filmed in Rhodes, Venice, Toledo and Crete, this big budget (by Greek standards) production has a multinational cast of Greeks, Spanish, French actors and the 27-year-old Briton Nick Ashdon at the leading role of El Greco. You can read more about this film here. Related ...