ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

moschoumargarita One of the best films I have seen in my life!! Congratulations to everyone involved!I found the direction wonderful, the costumes and sets were amazingly done and captured the era to a T!Sebastian Koch was immaculate in his role of Ioannis Varvakis. I believe it was one of his best roles of his career. Ivan's performance was exceptional, and Marisha Triantafyllidou as Varvakis' daughter really impressed me.As for the music, it was beautifully composed, it touched my heart deeply and it really filled up the film.

evmorfia-papa GOD LOVES CAVIAR by Iannis Smaragdis The best film I have seen in the last 10 or so years. It is a film with a lot of Soul, something that has been forgotten by all the acerbic reviews of the so called "expert critics". Having a soul means to give, listen, envision, have a purpose, be willing and loving, follow the Path of one's soul wholeheartedly, believe in one's choices and open the door to the future; a future defined by the pureness of one's vision, not giving in to the fear that lurks behind the door of arrogance… The Soul is transcendence, an act of bravery… the Leader we all hide underneath. This film fulfills all of the above and then some… It speaks to viewers without preaching, demonstrates without coercing, it follows its own journey, without caring for the "rogue winds". Without words, it allows us to see our own soul, our own vision; it enables us to peek inside a forgotten corner within us, pinpointing to us a repressed dream, reminding us of our own soul's existence by the grace of transcendence that only the intangible inside us is capable of. I go no further, for there is a richness of topics one could discuss… We take pride in the man Smaragdis as well as in the artist… A great man can be a great artist. But one cannot be an artist without firstly being human

vk_vkgr A movie very close to Varvakis life. A movie that shows that Greeks are exactly like that , we always let our Βenefactors like Varvakis to die & always act like traitors for the interest of the wealthy countries(as long as our pocket is full with money). Something that still happens today. I believe that this is what Smaragdis is trying to tell us. But unfortunately we cannot handle the truth. If Smaragdis had more funds he could make it even better. Some of the special effects (like the destruction of the Turkish fleet) could have been better. But these cost. The change between languages might sound a little confusing but it was a necessity . A big bravo for Mr Smaragdis, i enjoyed the complex of this movie much more than El-Greco.

papa_elias89 I will agree with tinakewy's review. The screenplay was confusing a lot. I liked the actors a lot, especially the Greeks who were very serious with their roles. They didn't look like the usual Greek actors. I also really liked the mother of Varvakis when she came down to earth to talk with him. Her expressions and her eyes were very beautiful.I would like to mention some technical issues that I noticed. Is it possible to have Out of Focus shots? There were lots of shots like this and there weren't a screenplay reason. It was a technical mistake. Even if the budget was low, controlling Focus is a basic thing. In some cases the video editing was a bit disturbing, too. You could tell the cuts. Also, the dubbing was noticeable in some cases.I would really like to watch a great story, a great film as a Greek. But it wasn't that great.Thank you.