Collecting Time

Collecting Time

Collecting Time

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Collecting Time

"The biggest cinema museum in the world"

2024

0h 31m

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Documentary

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Overview

Dimitris Pistiolas, a retired employee for the Greek Post Office, is the owner of the largest cinema museum in the world. In two tiny venues in Athens lies his renowned by the Guinness World Records collection. Now, 90 years old, Dimitris recounts his past, hidden in his machines, hoping that his memories are not going to be lost forever.

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Cosmote TV

Film School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Cast & Crew

7 members

Acting

Dimitris Pistiolas

Himself

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Areti Pistiolas

Herself

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Acting

Theodora Pistiolas

Herself

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Directing

Παντελής Βούλγαρης

Himself

Παντελής Βούλγαρης

Crew

Γιώργος Φρέντζος

Himself

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Camera

Νίκος Καβουκίδης

Himself

Νίκος Καβουκίδης

Directing

Περικλής Χούρσογλου

Himself

Περικλής Χούρσογλου

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