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Journal of Film Preservation N° 60/61 - FIAF

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Mona Mitropoulos<br />

( † 1999)<br />

Theodoros Adamopoulos, Maria Comninos<br />

Our beloved President, Mona<br />

Mitropoulos, is not any more with<br />

us. She died on November 19th,<br />

after a serious illness which kept<br />

her away from her beloved archive.<br />

Mona Mitropoulos was born in<br />

Athens and she made her first<br />

appearance in the Greek litterature<br />

in the early post-war period with<br />

her book “The House with the<br />

Skylark”. Then, followed two other<br />

books: “Apassionata” and<br />

“Vacations” which won the State<br />

Prize for litterature in 1966. With<br />

these novels Mona Mitropoulos<br />

won a place amongst new Greek<br />

novelists who renewed the postwar<br />

litterature.<br />

In 1962 her play “The Representatives” was staged in Paris. In the<br />

period, around 1974, after the return <strong>of</strong> democracy in Greece she<br />

published a collection <strong>of</strong> poems, “From Yellow to Nostos”, which<br />

were written during the period <strong>of</strong> dictatorship. In 1974, her play<br />

“The Acrobats” was staged by the “New Scene” <strong>of</strong> the National Greek<br />

Theater. Her last novel “Hello Madame History” was published in the<br />

80s.<br />

Mona Mitropoulos whith her sister Aglaya and some other film critics<br />

formed the Athen Cine Club in 1950 which became the basis for<br />

the formation <strong>of</strong> the Greek <strong>Film</strong> Archive in 1963. Mona, together<br />

with her sister Aglaya, was the moving force <strong>of</strong> these difficult years,<br />

in the struggle to preserve films and promote good cinema in Greece.<br />

After Aglaya’s death, Mona was elected President <strong>of</strong> the Board and<br />

finally she was elected Honorary President <strong>of</strong> the Greek <strong>Film</strong><br />

Archive.<br />

71 <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Preservation</strong> / <strong>60</strong>/<strong>61</strong> / 2000<br />

Mona Mitropoulos<br />

Mona Mitropoulos est décédée le 19<br />

novembre 1999 des suites d’une maladie.<br />

Elle avait fait sa première apparition sur la<br />

scène artistique grecque à la fin des années<br />

40 avec la parution d’un premier livre. En<br />

1966, elle gagne le Prix littéraire national<br />

avec deux autres romans. En 1962, sa pièce<br />

“Les représentants” est jouée à Paris. Dans<br />

les années 70, elle publie des reccueils de<br />

poésie écrits pendant la dictature. Son<br />

dernier roman “Hello Madame History” a<br />

été publié dans les années 80.<br />

Mona Mitropoulos, avec sa soeur Aglaya et<br />

quelques critiques de cinéma, ont créé le<br />

Ciné Club d’Athènes en 1950 qui deviendra,<br />

en 1963, l’Archive du <strong>Film</strong> grecque. Mona et<br />

sa soeur furent, pendant ces années difficiles,<br />

les promotrices d’un cinéma de qualité en<br />

Grèce. Mona fut élue Présidente, après le<br />

décès d’Agaya, et finalement Présidente<br />

Honoraire de l’Archive du <strong>Film</strong> grecque.<br />

Mona Mitropoulos falleció, luego de una<br />

enfermedad, el 19 de noviembre de 1999.<br />

Había entrado en la escena artística de<br />

Grecia a fines de la década del 40 como<br />

escritora. En 1962, se estrena su pieza de<br />

teatro “Los representantes” en París. En<br />

1966 recibe el Premio nacional de literatura<br />

por dos de sus novelas. En los años 70<br />

publica un libro de poesías escritas durante<br />

la dictadura. Su última novela, “Hello<br />

Madame History” fué publicada en los años<br />

80.<br />

En 1950, Mona Mitropoulos, con su<br />

hermana Aglaya y varios críticos de cine,<br />

fundaron el Cineclub del Ateneo, que en<br />

1963 se transformó en los Archivos<br />

Cinematográficos de Grecia. Las dos<br />

hermanas promovieron el cine de autor en<br />

sus años difíciles. Luego del fallecimiento de<br />

Aglaya, Mona fue nombrada presidente de<br />

los Archivos Cinematográficos de Grecia,<br />

cargo que en los últimos años desempeñó a<br />

título honorífico.

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