ATHANASSIOS CHRISTOPOULOS, A FORGOTTEN POET

The life and work of the Kastoria-born poet Athanassios Christopoulos, an unknown but important figure of neo-Hellenism, who lived during the 18th century, mostly in the Principalities of the Danube. He came from a poor family and, leading an almost ascetic life as a young man, he succeeded in enriching his mind with learning which was unheard of at the time and rising to the highest ranks of office. A political writer, philosopher, doctor, legislator, Supreme Court justice, translator of ancient texts, man of letters and playwright, he went down in the history of Modern Greece as primarily a master craftsman of verse and a lyrical poet. The film follows in the poet’s footsteps, visiting the place where he lived and worked, in an attempt to shed light on the unknown aspects of this multifarious personality, while at the same time illustrating the sociopolitical conditions of the time.