Frida Liappa

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Known For Directing

Known Credits 9

Gender Female

Birthday February 10, 1948

Day of Death November 28, 1994 (46 years old)

Place of Birth Messini, Messinia, Greece

Also Known As

  • Φρίντα Λιάππα
  • Frinta Liappa

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Biography

Frida Liappa (Messina, Messinia, February 10, 1948 – Athens, November 28, 1994) was a Greek film director and poet.

She studied Philosophy at the University of Athens and cinematography at the London Film School. She was involved in poetry (initially) and directing. A member of the "democratic youth of Lambrakis", she was arrested and imprisoned. She also developed anti-dictatorial action. After some short films, such as Meta forty days (1972), A life in Thymaai na feigeis (1977), which was honored with the 2nd prize at the Thessaloniki Festival and was awarded by the Panhellenic Union of Cinema Critics), Apetaxamin (1980) , presented her first feature film The roads of love are nightly, which won the 1st prize for first-time director at the Thessaloniki Festival. Her works It Was a Quiet Death (1986) and The Years of Great Heat (1992) followed. In January of the same year, the then advisor to the Ministry of Culture, Apostolos Doxiadis, accused her of child abuse during the filming of one of her films, however, the director was acquitted by resolution number 2826/1993 of the Athens Criminal Council. Around the same time, Liappa was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, a disease from which she died on November 28, 1994, aged just 46.

Frida Liappa (Messina, Messinia, February 10, 1948 – Athens, November 28, 1994) was a Greek film director and poet.

She studied Philosophy at the University of Athens and cinematography at the London Film School. She was involved in poetry (initially) and directing. A member of the "democratic youth of Lambrakis", she was arrested and imprisoned. She also developed anti-dictatorial action. After some short films, such as Meta forty days (1972), A life in Thymaai na feigeis (1977), which was honored with the 2nd prize at the Thessaloniki Festival and was awarded by the Panhellenic Union of Cinema Critics), Apetaxamin (1980) , presented her first feature film The roads of love are nightly, which won the 1st prize for first-time director at the Thessaloniki Festival. Her works It Was a Quiet Death (1986) and The Years of Great Heat (1992) followed. In January of the same year, the then advisor to the Ministry of Culture, Apostolos Doxiadis, accused her of child abuse during the filming of one of her films, however, the director was acquitted by resolution number 2826/1993 of the Athens Criminal Council. Around the same time, Liappa was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, a disease from which she died on November 28, 1994, aged just 46.

Directing

1992
1986
1981
1980
1977
1972
1972

Writing

1992
1986
1981
1980
1979
1977

Acting

1978

Production

1980

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