Thodoros Maragos

Thodoros Maragos or (alternative form in Latin alphabet) Marangos (Θόδωρος Μαραγκός; born in Filiatra in 1944) is a Greek film director. His work spans film, TV and documentaries. He is best known for his film Learn How to Read and Write, Son (in Greek: Μάθε παιδί μου γράμματα), a satire on fascism and one of the best anti-Junta films of all time. He has won four awards in the 14th Thessaloniki Film Festival (September 24–30, 1973) for his movie Get on Your Mark (original title in Greek: Λάβετε θέσεις). His box office major success, the 1981 film Learn How to Read and Write, Son, has also won four awards in the 22nd Thessaloniki Festival (October 5–11, 1981).

Filmography

 * 2008 Boobheads
 * 2005 Black Baaa... (Documentary)
 * 2004 God Is Invisible Because He Is Minute (Documentary)
 * 1994 Moon Runaway
 * 1991 Polytehneio (Documentary)
 * 1989-1990 Emmones Idees (TV Series)
 * 1984 Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou
 * 1981 Learn How to Read and Write, Son
 * 1980 Thanasi, sfixe ki allo to zonari
 * 1978 Apo pou pane gia ti havouza
 * 1977 Ergatiki kokkini Protomagia 77 (Documentary short)
 * 1975 Struggle (Documentary)
 * 1973 Get on Your Mark
 * 1971 'Sssst (Short)
 * 1971 Oikopedo (Short)
 * 1969 Tsouf (Short)

Novelist
“The Teacher of Arcadia and the TALOS 21st Century” March 2023