Money, A Mythology of Darkness

Money, A Mythology of Darkness (Greek: Το χρήμα - Μια μυθολογία του Σκότους, 1998) is a feature Greek film directed by the Greek director, writer and producer Vassilis Mazomenos.

Vassilis Mazomenos, "Money , a mythology of darkness" Poster .

A scene from the first European 3D animation feature, "Money, a mythology of Darkness" .

It was the first European feature 3D animation film[1] and was awarded in 1999 with the Special Jury Award in Fantasporto (Portugal). As Vrasidas Karalis wrote in A History of Greek Cinema:[2] Vassilis Mazomenos "released his mesmerizing and terrifying apocalyptic phantasmagoria Money—A mythology of Darkness (Hrima, mia mythologia tou skotous) in 1998. A visual essay on the impact of money on humanity, it is a film that deserves more attention and which proves the potential of new technologies in the creation of a new kind of cinematic language. With this film, Mazomenos created a trilogy of philosophical essays by means of visual experimentations." Part of the film trilogy about the end of the West, that was presented and awarded in the 2001 retrospective in Fantasporto.[3]

References

Money, in Ozon magazine. Ozon.
Vrasidas Karalis, A History of Greek Cinema (Continuum International, 2012), p. 257.
Fantasporto awards

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[1] Money, in Ozon magazine. Ozon.

[2] Vrasidas Karalis, A History of Greek Cinema (Continuum International, 2012), p. 257.

[3] Fantasporto awards