Punctum Film Club #2: Rembetiko (1983)
Schedule
Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Krásova 27, 13000 Prague, Czech Republic | Prague, PR
2nd edition of Punctum Film club will bring a 1983 Greek musical drama cult movie Rembetiko. Rembetiko is a Greek music genre that emerged in the early 20th century in the city of Smyrna (today’s Izmir in Turkey), mixing Greek, Turkish, and Middle Eastern musical influences. Connected to lower and working classes, with lyrics subjected to drugs, crime, prostitution or alcohol, Rembetiko was partially banned by the Greek government in the late 30s.
The movie tells the life story of popular rembetiko singer Marika, from her birth in Smyrna, deportation to Pireus, where she witnessed her father killing her mother, to her rise as a popular singer and her abandonment of her young daughter to tour North America. The story is interwoven with period Greek political realities (deportations from Turkey, WWII, civil war) and music performances of rembetiko composed by Stavros Xarhakos.
We would like to thank director Kostas Ferris for providing us a 2023 digitally restored version. The screening will be held in Greek language with English subtitles. Punctum will open at 19:00, screening will begin at 19:30. We will also have some Greek vege food, maybe even some rakomelo from Punctum slivovica.
Voluntary entry.
Punctum Film Club screens international films once a month that are creative, artistic, and evoke a strange feeling in the audience. Whenever possible, the film screenings will be followed by a discussion with the creators of the film, providing space for the audience to ask questions, share their thoughts, and understand the perspectives of the artists.
Where is it happening?
Krásova 27, 13000 Prague, Czech Republic, Krásova 803/27, 130 00 Praha, Česko, Prague, Czech Republic
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