Writing   Apart from his directing work, Michael Cacoyannis has written many scripts and has translated into Greek and English well-known theatrical plays. Michael Cacoyannis wrote the screenplays for all of his films. "Our Last Spring" he co-wrote with Jane Comb, and the "Wastrel", he co-wrote with Frederic Wakeman. He…

New Illumination for Acropolis Hill   The radical rethinking of how the Parthenon and the other ancient monuments should be lit was the initiative of Michael Cacoyannis.   "It used to deeply hurt me", he says "to see our Parthenon so badly treated". After successfully bringing on board the famous…

Cyprus   Although he left Cyprus at the age of 17, Michael Cacoyannis' ties with his beloved country have always been strong; not least as most of his family still live there. In July 1974, when the Turkish invasion of Cyprus was launched, Michael Cacoyannis was staging Oedipus at the…