Dionysiou Areopagitou, one of the most beautiful pedestrian streets in Athens, and Stadiou Street were converted into a spectacular era for the needs of Karagatsi’s favorite masterpiece, the “Great Chimera”, which took place in 1930.

The television transfer of the novel, on behalf of ERT, highlighted the beauty of the historic center of Athens and the photos of the shooting are impressive.

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In addition, according to the Municipality of Athens, 320 people were employed in a single day of filming, proves that, such as production, it offered significant economic benefits to the city.

According to ERT, most of the shooting takes place in Syros, an island that exudes the authentic character and architecture of the period during which the series takes place.

A few words about the story

The story of Marina, a “foreign” coming to Greece in the interwar period led by her love, is a bold and dark melodrama, which touches on issues that remain up -to -date in modern times, making history timeless and universal.

“The Great Chimera” takes place in 1930, but places a heroine in the center of his narrative that is in line with our time.

Marina is a woman who is burning with her passion and hunts her happiness with fury, gradually leading to destruction herself and the people who surround her.

It is an epic, full of great events, strong conflicts and intense emotions, but at the same time deep interior, which has the boldness to highlight all the complex psyche of his heroine, a woman claims her desire at a time when this was not socially acceptable.