The Summer with Carmen

The Summer with Carmen is a 2023 Greek comedy-drama film co-written and directed by  Zacharías Mavroidís. It premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Cast

 * Yorgos Tsiantoulas as Demosthenes
 * Andreas Lampropoulos as Nikitas
 * Nikolas Mihas as Panos
 * Roubini Vasilakopoulou as Kaiti
 * Vasilis Tsigristaris as Thymios

Production
Mavroidís co-wrote the film with his best friend Xenofondas Chalatsis. He described it as "a comedy about the futility of knowing thyself", and mentioned Charlie Kaufman as an inspiration for the film's structure. The film was shot between Athens and the nudist beach of Limanákia in Vouliagméni.

Release
The film premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) sidebar. It was later screened at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, where it won the Mermaid Award, the Youth Jury Best Film Award and the Fischer Audience Award for a Greek film.