Andros island: Live the magic of cinematography
Andros has been transformed to a huge cinematography setting for more than a month and a half now, due to the shooting of the movie “Micra Anglia” by Greek director Pandelis Voulgaris which commenced at the beginning of March.
The participation of the locals has been truly amazing with many examples of willingness to contribute to the shootings as much as possible, by letting the crew and actors use their homes, by lending antique ornaments, furniture and other elements from the past to the film producers in order to facilitate the setting-up of the appropriate scenery and the correct epoch in which the film unfolds.
So, one of the most beautiful and highly picturesque main towns of the Cyclades - Andros Town - was conveyed back to 80 years ago, while the locals thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience of the shootings and greatly aided the director Pandelis Voulgaris with his challenging project of turning the novel by Ioanna Karistiani into a film.
The island of Andros is famous for its long and glorious naval tradition, but only a few people are aware that the island was in fact called “Micra Anglia” between the end of the 19th century and up until the middle of the 20th century. According to references this was a name chosen for the island due to the fact that it wanted to resemble to the enormously dynamic naval forces of England – UK and also because of antagonistic affairs. In the novel by Ioanna Karistiani we become familiar with the naval history and naval life of Andros island between 1925 and 1950, through the stories of the sailors but also their wives who remained at the island after they would disembark time and time again, anticipating for some news about their safe return or, indeed, dreading of receiving bad news about their loss during their travels.
The production wanted to include many of the important landscapes and points of interest of the island in the movie, therefore they initially researched for the best and most atmospheric spots which are bound to convey the spectators back to old and glorious Andros.
