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Thank you for posting this clip. I am fascinated by the Hellenic history of Asia Minor, and the Catastrophe, and how it all affected, personally, Greek people. I'll now need to find and watch this entire film.
Blessings to you for your amazing labor of love in your website!
Anna
Posted by: Anna | 14 January 2012 at 02:58 PM
Anna,
You can watch the whole thing in 9 parts on YOUTUBE with English subtitlies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvXD8GKaVi8&feature=related
Enjoy.
Posted by: Stavros | 14 January 2012 at 04:08 PM
Very fine people were deported to Greece from Asia Minor. My family was blessed to have known and share a house with one of those families in the 1930's. That same family risked their lives to help them survive WW2 under German occupation. I guess that those who suffered persecution can feel companionate enough to stand up, risk their own lives and protect their neighbors, fellow citizens. In my heart, Constantinople will remain Hellenic for ever
Posted by: Joseph | 18 January 2012 at 04:12 PM
I think that the city is big enough for everyone who lived there, Greeks, Jews, Armenians, Turks. It was a better place when it was shared.
Adversity is a wonderful teacher, it makes us humble and above all it helps us sympathize with the suffering of others.
Shalom.
Posted by: Stavros | 18 January 2012 at 10:34 PM
Dear Stavro,
I am an avid reader of your blog.We have so many things incommon You and Me...My fathers family comes from a village near Politsani called Hlomo.My pappou had some property in Istinye near Nihori.I grew up in Halkidona=Kadikoy= I went to Megali Sholi in Fanari for 3 years and I graduated from Lyceum of Theologiki Halkis.I have so many memories from Poli I need pages and pages to describe...The movie =Politiki Kouzina= is the story of my old neighborhood.We used to go and tell the Kalanda in X'mas and New year to this house.The producer Tasos Boulmetis was a baby that time..I live in New York far away from You..I wish I was closer to you so I can tell you many things that you did not hear about.. Like the story of Donmedes or the Sabbetays..Those are the Crypto-Jews with Turkish names pretending to be Muslims but they are secretly practicing Judaism.The Jews do not consider them Jews and the Moslim do not accept them as Moslim.They have great power in todays Turkey..They control most of the Media and the Industry.
I would like to add something on the article about Lefteris...Years ago the then Prime Minister Ismet Inonu said: " I love Lefteris but =Lefterleri sevmem= translation::I love Lefteris but not the other Greek-Christians...I leave the comment to You and the readers...
I wish You and everybody KALI HRONIA..
D i m i t r i
Posted by: Dimitri | 20 January 2012 at 02:46 AM
Dimitri,
We do indeed have much in common, looking forward to speaking with you. I have sent an email. Let me know if you don't get it.
Best wishes.
Posted by: Stavros | 21 January 2012 at 02:01 PM
Who knew one can "talk" through dolmades!
Wonderful movie that sheds light to the fate of those who have their roots in the "City".
Great dialogues-wish i could understand greek and even wordless moments like the single candle in the church candle stand.
I had the chance to rent it on DVD long time ago (Netflix has it) well worth to watch it again.
Thank you for posting
Posted by: Istvan | 31 January 2012 at 11:59 PM
You're very welcome Istvan. Food is the international language, don't you know? All the women in my life equated it with love and caring. I'm not talking about gluttony where we eat for the sake of eating but the partaking in the preparation and appreciation of good food preferably in the company of friends and family. In this way we nourish our bodies as well as our souls.
As for the movie, it is a favorite for obvious reasons.
Posted by: Stavros | 01 February 2012 at 01:39 PM