Kostas is a 1979 film directed by Paul Cox about a Greek taxi driver.Anna Dzenis, "Kostas", Australian Film 1978-92, Oxford University Press 1993 p. 37
Premise A Greek immigrant to Australia has a relationship with an Australian woman, Carol.
Cast
Production The film was shot over four weeks in March 1979. $100,000 of the budget came from the Victorian Film Corporation.
Release Post-production on the film was rushed so Cox could ready it in time for the Melbourne Film Festival, which he later said was a mistake. However, it was the best-received of all Cox's features to that point.
The film opened the Melbourne International Film Festival in 1979. The Canberra Times wrote "Takis Emmanuel's moving portrayal of the hero s plight, Cox's sensitive photography and the sentimental happy ending should make the film a hit with expatriate Australians in Athens and the Greek community in Melbourne."
The film was released to cinemas in Canberra in 1984.
References
External links
Kostas at Oz Movies