Τι να πείς για τον Θαναση Βεγγο, που να μην ακουστεί λίγο και κοινότοπο;; Μεταξύ μας είμαστε, τον αγαπάμε τόσες δεκαετίες,τι να λέμε τώρα;
Αντί για τα τετριμμένα μια απο τις πιό συγκλονιστικές σκηνές τέλους του Ελληνικού κινηματογράφου, για να τον θυμόμαστε. Έτσι, για να φύγει όχι με δάκρυα, αλλα με γέλιο και τον έθνικο ύμνο....όπως του πρέπει δηλαδή.
Πιό πολλά θα γράψω στ' αγγλικά για εκείνους πού δεν τον ξέρουν.
Αντί για τα τετριμμένα μια απο τις πιό συγκλονιστικές σκηνές τέλους του Ελληνικού κινηματογράφου, για να τον θυμόμαστε. Έτσι, για να φύγει όχι με δάκρυα, αλλα με γέλιο και τον έθνικο ύμνο....όπως του πρέπει δηλαδή.
Πιό πολλά θα γράψω στ' αγγλικά για εκείνους πού δεν τον ξέρουν.
A tribute to a charismatic, hugely loved and respected Greek actor Thanasis Vegos. He stared mainly in films, comedies like "What have you done during the war, Thanasis?".Produced in 1971 it tells the story of an unwilling hero, getting cautht up in the Resistance against the Germans/Italians.
Here are the last 8 minutes of the film, one of the most touching endings in Greek cinema,combining laughter with misty eyes :)
He can not help but follow the Germans invading and searching his own house. He tries to hide the radio-if caught with a radio then you were shot. As he falls from the stairs the radio starts working. BBC's speaker is heard saying: " The hour of liberation is near for all Europe. Greek patriots take heart and resist" and then the national anthem.
Thanasis Vegos passed away this morning, aged 84.
Generations watched his movies, his famous lines are part of our idioms...in short, to emphasise how loved he was/is, news of his demise preceded today in all Greek media all other news.
Generations watched his movies, his famous lines are part of our idioms...in short, to emphasise how loved he was/is, news of his demise preceded today in all Greek media all other news.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that this beloved idol has passed away. :( I looked him up on Wikipedia and found a complete listing of all of his roles, along with a short biography. It sounds as if he was sort of a Greek Jackie Chan or Charlie Chaplin, though not as athletic as Chan or as slapstick as Chaplin? It's always sad when someone in the media who means a lot to you passes away because it seems like they should live forever, right? Of course they always will through their films which is wonderful! It's a shame that you weren't fortunate enough to have met him, and wouldn't that have been amazing?!
ReplyDeleteHe was so much loved because he had always been a low profile person real person :)
ReplyDeletetbh more often than not, when someone really old dies, I feel the pang of sadness,BUT what I think is "how lucky he/she was to have lived a long and interesting life"....and I smile.
Let's face it, there are countless humans who don't even get the chance to die at nearly 90.
Am I heartless?? ;)