The production of Greek films increased after the fall of the dictatorship in the mid-1970s , though the industry struggled with foreign competition and the rise of television . Michael Cacoyannis ' 1977 film , '' Iphigenia '' , was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film . During the 1970s and 1980s Theo Angelopoulos directed a series of critically acclaimed movies , among them '' The Travelling Players '' ( 1975 ) , '' The Hunters '' ( 1977 ) , and '' Voyage to Cythera '' ( 1984 ) . His film '' Eternity and a Day '' won the Palme d'Or and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival . Costa-Gavras 's film '' Missing '' won the Palme d'Or at 1982 Cannes Film Festival . Director Costas Ferris 's 1983 film , '' Rembetiko '' , won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival
1998 Cannes Film Festival
1998 Cannes Film Festival
Cinema of Greece