The Man in Grey
After 30 years of loyal service to the Water Company, Leonidas Chryssis retires. As he does every summer, he will go to the Platystomo Spa, alone, without his family. There he will fall in love with a woman, Christina. A deep instinct for life pushes them towards a passion like those of their youth. Christina lives in Switzerland, she must leave, they will part. Despite his remorse, Leonidas flies to Switzerlant to find Christina. He realizes that Bern is too far away, he will return to his family. One afternoon, Leonidas is reading his favorite book. The phone rings, he picks it up and hears Christina’s voice on the other end of the line saying: “I came for you”. What now?
A film about relationships and feelings.

Pericles Hoursoglou
1997, 35mm, color, Greece / Switzerland / Cyprus, 100′, Dolby Digital
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Best Actress (Irene Iglessi), INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF THESSALONIKI 1997
- Best Supporting Actress (Rania Economidou), INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF THESSALONIKI 1997
- TROIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 1998, screening
CREDITS
Directed by
Pericles Hoursoglou
Screenplay
Pericles Hoursoglou
Cinematography
Stamatis Giannoulis
Music
Nicola Piovani
Editing
Takis Yannopoulos
Sets / Costumes
Anastasia Arseni
Sound Recording
Marinos Athanassopoulos
Cast
Giorgos Michalakopoulos, Irene Iglessi, Rania Oikonomidou, Alekos Oudinotis, Maria Kechagioglou, Themis Himaras
Executive Producer
Costas Lambropoulos
Producer
Dionyssis Samiotis
Production
Greek Film Centre, Mythos Productions Ltd (Athens), FAMA Film (Switzerland), Lumiere Productions Ltd (Cyprus), ERT SA Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, Attica SA, Pericles Hoursoglou, Sources, European Script Fund, an initiative by the media programme of the European Union
Theater Release
November 24, 1997