Bathers / Λουόμενοι
(Documentary, Greece, 2008, 46’, C, Fr ST)
by Eva Stefani

Synopsis
A documentary on the carelessness and the melancholy of bathing towns. Life there goes by slowly, with rhythms evoking past decades. In this indolent atmosphere, the elderly feel free to do things that are prohibited by their social milieu. Despite their ages, one gets the feeling of being surrounded by camping teenagers.
Reviews
“The highlight of the show is Eva Stefani’s wonderful video shot during the summer at the Aidipsos bathhouse. A comic variation on Balzac’s Comédie humaine, with pensioners as the protagonists who demonstrate great wit and humour. The camera flms their mud baths, the women reading their cups of coffee and the men arguing in their little Agora. Together they create an atmosphere that feels like a holiday camp, not a retirement home…” Cheilas Nikos, tovima.fr, January 2015