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Olympia Dukakis | Olympia on mother's opinion of Oscar winners
Olympia recalls a story about how her mother thought Oscars were only handed out to the most beautiful women. Calls Olympia a plain/straight forward person.
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Olympia Dukakis | Marco Barricelli on going 10 rounds with Olympia
Olympia's VIGIL co-star, Marco Barricelli, discusses Olympia's bigger than life presence and how she doesn't suffer fools. Marco also pontificates about Olympia's sweet, caring and empathetic side with a dash of toughness. Marco says Olympia could go ten rounds with just about anybody.
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Olympia Dukakis | King Lear Rehearsal
A behind the scenes look at Olympia crafting her performance for a King Lear revival.
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Olympia Dukakis | Kary Antholis Zest of life
Kary talks about Olympia's zest for life & experience and for serving those things she cares about is palpable every time you meet her.
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01:41
Olympia Dukakis | Going to Miss You
Olympia feels the pressure of having a film crew follow her around and jokes about how she'll miss them when they tell her about an upcoming break from filming.
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Olympia Dukakis | Jim Gianopoulos calls Olympia a life force
Olympia's a life force who radiates when you speak to her, when she smiles, shares ideas and you can see it in her work, says Paramount Pictures CEO, Jim Gianopoulos.
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00:59
Olympia Dukakis | At home with Olympia & Louis
Louis vents his frustrations with the process of auditioning. Olympia talks about keeping her life in perspective, staying connected to the things that matter to us (family).
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Olympia Dukakis | Carey Perloff on Olympia as woman
Carey discusses the perception of a strong woman like Olympia and what the reality of Olympia is like as a human. In addition to being a fierce, beautiful and powerful woman, Carey tells us that Olympia is vulnerable and completely available emotionally to others. She also points out that Olympia is the first to acknowledge failure.
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Olympia Dukakis | Melina Kanakaredes on Women Understanding Women
Melina Kanakaredes discusses Olympia's history of opening doors for other women with support, class, dignity and respect.
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00:42
Olympia Dukakis | Ed Asner on what makes Olympia so appealing
Ed Asner reminisces and jokes about his desires to sleep with Olympia decades ago.
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Olympia Dukakis | Chekhov inspiration
Olympia discusses it is via Chekhov's The Seagull that she draws the lines she tries to live by. It's not fame or fortune but it's to have faith, to endure. When she thinks of her work, she's not afraid of life.
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Olympia | Parents, children and the idea of destiny
A sublimely intimate, fly-on-the wall verité documentary tells a heart-wrenching story of a woman becoming her own woman, on her own terms to assert a gigantic creative force into the world. Rebelling against her old world panty-sniffing suspicious Greek mother to assert her strong sexual drive, fighting the feeling she was “too ethnic” amid the Boston Brahmin at BU, and starting her own theatre company in New Jersey instead of waiting for the phone to ring, Olympia Dukakis models how to live life with blazing courage. Be part of the FREE live premiere July 9 and 10. More details here: www.olympiathefilm.com
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Olympia Dukakis | Q&A of OLYMPIA at DOC NYC
Olympia gets a shout out from a supporter of the film who praises the emotion of the journey of going to Olympia's Island.
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Olympia Dukakis | Norman Jewison & Olympia on MOONSTRUCK, working with Nic Cage & Cher Part 1 & 2
Olympia reminisces about director Norman Jewison's style of shooting on MOONSTRUCK and how impressed she was by the last tracking shot/scene in the film. She also discusses how actors on set shouldn't be afraid of making a fool of yourself while rehearsing.
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Olympia Dukakis | Eduardo Machado What makes Olympia Angry
Eduardo Machado discusses what enrages Olympia ... such as injustice. He recalls a story about Olympia upset with the beliefs of the Catholic Church and the prolific one-liner that sums up her opinion best.
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Olympia Dukakis | Olympia and Norman Jewison MOONSTRUCK
Olympia and director Norman Jewison reminisce about their memories of Cher and Nicolas Cage on the MOONSTRUCK set and how some on-set tensions helped with shooting the scenes.
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Olympia Dukakis | Banters with Crew
In a candid behind the scenes moment with the film's crew, Olympia Dukakis sets out to find a woman for a member of the film team.
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Olympia Dukakis | Louie & Olympia 49th Anniversary Celebration & Roast
Friends and family gather to celebrate the 49th wedding anniversary of Olympia and Louie. Olympia's daughter-in-law, Elda, tells a story about asking Olympia and Louie to babysit new born Luca and upon returning, observing Louie's unique babysitting style.
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Olympia Dukakis | Singing is Part of Life
Olympia shares stories of her family's love of singing and sets up a favorite Greek song from her family's past.
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Olympia Dukakis | Stefan is surprised INTV on parent's open marriage
Stefan recalls Olympia leaving him a message a few weeks before her book launched and his shock over finding out his parents had an open marriage in the 1960's.
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Olympia Dukakis | Apollo Dukakis envies Olympia's Oscar
From 1988 The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour ... Apollo Dukakis talks about being jealous of his famous sister's Oscar.
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Olympia Dukakis | Q&A of OLYMPIA at DOC NYC with support from Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd praises Olympia's career, achievements and the importance of the documentary after a screening of OLYMPIA.
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Olympia Dukakis | Grandkids sing to Olympia on her birthday
Olympia's grandchildren serenade her on her birthday with a rousing musical performance.
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Olympia Dukakis | Thoughts vs Feelings with Louis
Olympia points out how her husband needs to have a feeling about a decision before moving forward while Olympia is more about ideas.
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Olympia Dukakis | Greg Pappas on Olympia helping a young writer
A young Greek film writer sends a script to Olympia and she agrees to act in it despite the script being terrible. After a five second pause, Olympia responded to Greg that all her life Greeks have said "no" to her or "no" you shouldn't do something. Let's be this young man's "yes," we can fix and rewrite the scenes that don't make sense. That story, Greg says, is the very core of who Olympia is.
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Olympia Dukakis | Rehearsal Clip of VIGIL
Olympia Dukakis discusses the motivations behind a scene for the 2010 ACT production of VIGIL with director, Morris Panych and co-star Marco Barricelli. Olympia Dukakis is the feature of a new film OLYMPIA — a sublimely intimate fly-on-the-wall verité documentary tells a heart-wrenching story of a woman becoming her own woman on her own terms to assert a gigantic creative force into the world. Be part of the FREE live premiere July 19 and 20. More details here: https://www.olympiathefilm.com
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Olympia Dukakis | "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair"
Olympia sings "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" by George Jones.
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Olympia Dukakis | Louis and Olympia on career
From the MacNeil Lehr NewsHour (1988) ... husband Louis describes Olympia's career and his thoughts on why it took so long to land a role. Olympia talks about working hard and how to become recognized for your work.
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Olympia Dukakis | Olympia meets a local resident in Cyprus
Olympia meets a local named Nike in Cyprus and a conversation about their ages ensues.
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OLYMPIA | Official Trailer
A sublimely intimate, fly-on-the wall verité documentary tells a heart-wrenching story of a woman becoming her own woman, on her own terms to assert a gigantic creative force into the world. Rebelling against her old world panty-sniffing suspicious Greek mother to assert her strong sexual drive, fighting the feeling she was “too ethnic” amid the Boston Brahmin at BU, and starting her own theatre company in New Jersey instead of waiting for the phone to ring, Olympia Dukakis models how to live life with blazing courage. Be part of the FREE live premiere July 9 & 10. More details here: www.olympiathefilm.com
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DOC NYC | Q&A with Olympia Dukakis and the OLYMPIA Team
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