Master of the Shadows

Shadow puppetry is not only part of the heritage of East Asia Greece had its own traditional form of this popular art In this leisurely drama set in 1950s Athens Antonis Barkis Kostas Kasakos is the master puppeteer for a traditional shadow show However although he is still making a living it is clear that other forms of popular entertainment will soon supplant this one This does not improve Antonis temper and his assistants desires to modernize their entertainments only make it worse