Background

Maragos was born in Filiatra, Messinia, Peloponiso , in 1944. His movies apart from the awards,also gained commercial success . Maragos`s film `Isovites ` with Vangelis Mourikis was recently featured at the Berlin Greek Film Festival in 2025

https://thegreekfilmfestivalinberlin.com/portfolio-item/isovites/

He has been involved in television directing the series, "Obsessive Ideas" (Emmones Idees) working with Angelique Rockas and providing the young Vangelis Mourikis with his debut on Greek Television.

`Through the constant conflict with the establishment, Theodoros Maragos was loved by the public and films, such as "Learn My Child Letters", were a milestone in Greek cinema. The film "Lifelong Lives" was never screened in the big theaters because, according to Maragos himself, "it was fought by the existing system". The film is available in its entirety on YouTube, uploaded by the director himself, in an attempt to reach the audience.

Indicatively, we mention some of the most important films of Theodoros Marangos: In 1969, the short animated film, "Tsouf", won the first prize at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, as well as the special critics' award. In 1971, he again won the first prize at the Thessaloniki Film Festival with his short feature-animated film, "Shshst!". In 1980, he won the first screenplay prize in San Remo with his feature film, "Thanasis Tighten the Belt Again", which was the second best-selling film of the year. In 1981, with his feature film, "Learn My Child Letters", he won the first four prizes at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. In 2005, he won the second prize for best documentary film at the Thessaloniki Film Festival with the fiction and animation documentary, "Black Eye...". Finally, a special place is held by the documentary, which was screened in 2018, under the title "It was all laughing". This documentary is dedicated to the actor and friend of Theodoros Maragos, Kostas Tsakonas.`

Career

Thodoros Maragos - Biography - IMDb —

Filmography 2008 Boobheads 2005 Black Baaa... (Documentary) 2004 God Is Invisible Because He Is Minute (Documentary) 1994 Moon Runaway 1991 Polytehneio (Documentary) 1989-1990 Emmones Idees (TV Series) 1984 Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou [5] 1981 Learn How to Read and Write, Son[6] 1980 Thanasi, sfixe ki allo to zonari [7] 1978 Apo pou pane gia ti havouza 1977 Ergatiki kokkini Protomagia 77 (Documentary short) 1975 Struggle (Documentary) 1973 Get on Your Mark 1971 'Sssst (Short) 1971 Oikopedo (Short) 1969 Tsouf (Short)

Achievements

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  `Mathe Paidi mou Grammata` , `Agonas` , `Tsouf`
  
  `Lavete Thesis` .-A funny (a bit bitter too) look at the Greek process of urbanization and the crisis of the agricultural sector. This sociological verité focus is enveloped in the motif of a running contest in which the Filiatra representative (Kazan, excellent) is struggling. Petanidis' superb cinematography captures the town in long shots with a marked sense of perspective, while nearly every frame has beautiful color composition.`
  
  https://mubi.com/en/bg/films/lavete-theseis

Works

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  • Mathe Paidi mou Grammata

• FILMS MARAGOS HAS DIRECTED

  • Thodoros Maragos - Biography - IMDb

    (Filmography 2008 Boobheads 2005 Black Baaa... (Document...)

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• novel

  • The Teacher of Arcadia

    (The Teacher of Arcadia: Rethinking the Story of Modern Gr...)

• television series

  • Emmones Idees (TV Series 1989– )

    (Emmones Idees: With Angelique Rockas, Stathis Marangos, V...)

Connections

Maragos is married to Angeliki Maragos, an actress and script writer who has collaborated with him on all their projects . They have children Olga and Stathis

References

• A History of Greek Cinema-section on Thodoros Maragos The history of Greek cinema by Karalis, Vrasidas `is a rather obscure and unexamined affair. Greek cinema started slowly and then collapsed; for several years it struggled to reinvent itself, produced its first mature works, then collapsed completely and almost vanished. Because of such a complex historical trajectory no comprehensive survey of the development of Greek cinema has been written in English. This book is the first to explore its development and the contexts that defined it by focusing on its main films, personalities and theoretical discussions. A History of Greek Cinema focuses on the early decades and the attempts to establish a "national" cinema useful to social cohesion and national identity. It also analyses the problems and the dilemmas that many Greek directors faced in order to establish a distinct Greek cinema language and presents the various stages of development throughout the background of the turbulent political history of the country. The book combines historical analysis and discussions about cinematic form in to construct a narrative history about Greek cinematic successes and failures.`
• Theodoros Maragos - Director | | messinia.mobi THE RESTLESS DIRECTOR The Greek director and screenwriter Theodoros Maragos was born in 1944 at Filiatra. He started his career as a sketch artist - cartoonist in various magazines, while at the same time he studied painting. He has been involved in television, having directed the series "Obsessive Ideas" and "Beyond the Horizon". In 1998, he appeared in front of the camera in the short film, "Miracles on Alexandras Avenue" by Stergios Niziris. Through the constant conflict with status quo, Theodoros Maragos was loved by the public and films, such as "Learn my child letters", became one of the most important films in the history of Greek Cinema. The movie "Lifers" was never screened in big cinemas because, according to Maragos himself, it was "fought by the existing system". The entire film is available on YouTube, uploaded by the director himself, in an effort to communicate the film to the public.