The writing of the book titled History of Cinema by a Greek author, just a few years ago, would have been characterized as audacity; because although the work of a historian is related to the documented recording of events, based on the steps of previous researchers, writing a history of cinema also requires a personal perspective.

This means that the author, in addition to having access to documented literature, must also have the ability to view at least the most significant of the mentioned films. And, until recently, the only way to watch "timeless" films was to visit the Film Archive.