Manousos Manousakis Explained

Birth Date:	14 January 1950
Birth Place:	Athens, Greece
Death Place:	Athens, Greece
Occupation:	Director, producer, writer
Children:	2

Manousos Manousakis (el|Μανούσος Μανουσάκης; 14 January 1950 – 20 November 2024) was a Greek director, producer and writer.^[1] His paternal family is from Avdou Heraklion.^[2] He studied at the London Film School. He was married to Maria, and together they had two children. He was a nephew of Irene Papas and first cousin of Aias Manthopoulos.^[3]

Manousos Manousakis died in Athens on 20 November 2024, at the age of 74.^[4]

Filmography

Director

• 1973: Vartholomaios
• 1977: Arhontes
• 1978: Oi tembelides tis eforis koiladas (second unit director/assistant director)
• 1985: I skiahtra
• 1986: Paraxeni synadisi
• 1987: Mikrografies
• 1987: Antistrofi poreia
• 1990: Nyhta Magon
• 1991: Fakelos Amazon
• 1992: Tmima ithon
• 1994: Tavros me toxoti
• 1995: Oi dromoi tis polis
• 1996: Paliroia
• 1997: Psythiroi kardias
• 1998: Agigma psyhis
• 1998: Kokkinos drakos
• 1999: Synora agapis
• 2000: Athoos i enohos
• 2000: Erotas kleftis
• 2001: Gia mia gynaika ki ena aftokinito
• 2002: I agapi irthe apo makria
• 2003: To paihnidi tis sygnomis
• 2004: Mi mou les adio
• 2005: Kryfa monopatia
• 2006: Gia tin Anna
• 2007: Faros
• 2015: Cloudy Sunday

Producer

• 1973: Vartholomaios
• 1977: Arhontes
• 1985: I skiahtra
• 2000: Athoos i enohos

Writer

• 1973: Vartholomaios
• 1990: Nyhta Magon
• 1985: I skiahtra
• 1998: Kokkinos drakos

Actor

• 1981: Souvliste tous! Etsi tha paroume to kouradokastro
• 1983: Homecoming Song (Το τραγούδι της επιστροφής)
• 1984: Loafing and Camouflage (Λούφα και παραλλαγή)
• 1992: Tmima ithon

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004801/http://www.kavalanet.gr/enimerosi/news_static/1221808760.php Μανούσος Μανουσάκης: «Σημαντικό σε αυτή τη δουλειά είναι να σε εκφράζει αυτό που κάνεις και να το λατρεύεις»
2. https://www.neakriti.gr/politismos/2013955_abdoy-timise-ton-manoyso-manoysaki-vid Αβδού Τίμησε τον Μανούσο Μανουσάκη neakriti gr
3. Web site: Cloudy Sunday . NY Sephardic Film Festival . 26 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170309151552/http://nysephardifilmfestival.org/film/cloudy-sunday/ . 9 March 2017 . 2016 . live.
4. Web site: 2024-11-20 . Μανούσος Μανουσάκης: Πέθανε ο σκηνοθέτης των τηλεοπτικών επιτυχιών . 2024-11-21 . ProtoThema . el.