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'''Yiannis Dalianidis''' (1923-2010) was a successful Greek film directorand filmaker who became known as the "Gentle Knight of Popular Cinema."
Dalianidis was born on [[December 31]], [[1923]], in [[Thessaloniki]] and studied in the Drama School of Thessaloniki. Later he would continue his studies in Vienna.
In [[1959]]He started out as a dancer, Dalianidis directed the film "Mousitsa" which was a success choreographer and established him actor in musical theater, but soon expressed his love for cinema. In 1949 he appeared as an actor in the film worldTwo Worlds. He would continue directing comedies and romantic films until In [[19621958]] when he began writing screenplays. His first came up with a new genre of Greek film: the musicalscreenplay was Crazy Girl.
In [[19701959]], Dalianidis moved into directed the film The Scamp ([[I Mousitsa]]) which was a success and established him in the film world . He would continue directing comedies and romantic films until [[1962]] when he first came up with a new genre of Greek film: the theatre musical. He continued writing screenplays for romantic comedies and adapting plays which he directed for various production companies up until 1961, when he began working for [[Finos Film]]. His first film with Finos, "Downhill" (Katiforos) was a huge success. Since then he worked exclusively for Finos Film up until [[1977]], when the work company's last film, Training Old Man Yorgis, was made. In 1962, with his film Some Like It Cold, which was a box-office hit, Dalianidis introduced a film genre which had not existed up unti that point: the Greek musical, although he preferred to call it "musical comedy". The same success accompanied his next musicals (all featuring music by [[Mimis Plessas]]), establishing Dalianidis as the master craftsman of this genre. He also made social dramas, starring Zoi Laskari, which were also hugely popular, while he continued adapting plays for the big screen. An extremely prolific filmmaker, he made numerous films each year (most of them on his own screenplays), and was steadily number one at the box-office. The year [[1970]] marked his debut as a stage director with the play Marijuana, Stop!".Since thenFollowing the end of commercial cinema in Greece, he has moved on to TV ([[1974]]), writing and directing Luna Park, which ran successfully writtenfor several years. Another popular series of his was The Lion Cubs. In the early eighties and until 1985, directed filmgoers flocked to the movie theaters to watch his films about the problems faced by the younger generation, the first of which was The Jackals, in [[1981]]. Starting in [[1986]] he began making films on video and produced worked on series made for private television. Dalianidis worked with all film genres (drama, comedy, the musical, and the detective film), directing more than 60 films throughout his career and leaving his personal mark on all of them. Above all. however, his importance stems from the fact that he changed the timing and pace of Greek television Cinema, by introducing into it an American philosophy. The public followed him faithfully -during the sixties his name was as big as wellthe name of Aliki Vouyouklaki- and, very soon, so did his colleagues. Dalianidis' style of fixed shots, singing, dancing and stylized poses caused a sensation and made his films immediately recognizable. Greek cinema is divided into the years before and after Dalianidis. He may not have been the greatest director to ever pass through Greek cinema, but he is the one who defined it more than any other.
He died [[October 16]], [[2010]] after being hospitalized for a mo9nth.
 
==References==
*IMDB:[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197929/ Giannis Dalianidis]
[[Category:1923 births|Dalianidis, Yiannis]]
[[Category:2010 deaths||Dalianidis, Yiannis]]
[[Category:Film Directors|Dalianidis, Yiannis]]

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