Despite the bad buzz that has dogged the Hellenic Republic the last few years, another movie intended to make the world fall in love with Greece all over again is on its way to cinemas, with Greek Australian father and daughter duo Peter and Helene Paroulakis carrying the script writing credits.
The film, entitled As Greek as it Gets, is a comedy that aims to conquer the international film market.
“Since the financial crisis in Greece we have felt an even greater need, as have many others abroad, to do what we can to give confidence and international exposure to the long-suffering and courageous people,” Helene Paroulakis told Huffington Post.
As Greek as it Gets, a collaboration between a mother-daughter and a father-daughter team with Greek roots, filmed in Mykonos, intertwines elements from Mamma Mia, Shirley Valentine and My Big Fat Greek Wedding to showcase the country’s island charm.
The creators now hope that the movie will follow the international success of director Nia Vardalos’ box office hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding. That’s why they’ve injected all the quintessential elements of success into the work with an overriding feel of summer love, mistaken identity and a beautiful Mykonos larger-than-life island setting.
As the New York burger-flipping Mike Metaxas ‘declares’ himself to be a wealthy shipping tycoon from Mykonos to impress a girl, the plot is nothing new, but the glossy beauty of Mykonos and a few surprise twists give a sense of fun to the feel-good film concocted by screenwriters Paroulakis. Peter Paroulakis is the published author of The Greek War of Independence who left his interest in history and war to try his hand at writing about modern-day love.
