Alekos Alexandrakis

  • Michael Cacoyannis – Stella (1955)

    Michael Cacoyannis1951-1960ClassicsDramaGreece

    The story of a young, wild woman who doesn’t want to compromise and settle down. Stella is a restless, rebellious Greek woman who plays with men and enjoys her life as much as she can. But when she meets a young football player, things get mixed up. She loves him but she loves her freedom too. So it’s about time she made an important choice (imdb)
    Read More »

  • Dinos Katsouridis – Eglima sta Paraskinia AKA Murder Backstage (1960)

    1951-1960Dinos KatsouridisFilm NoirGreece
    Eglima sta Paraskinia (1960)
    Eglima sta Paraskinia (1960)

    Synopsis:
    Rosa Delli, an actress well-known for her love scandals, is found stabbed in her dressing room. Inspector Bekas (Titos Vandis) gets in charge of the case and finds himself up against the following questions: who and how committed the murder, given that the door was found locked from inside? The suspects seem to be three: the ladies’ man of the cast Charis Apostolidis who had an argument with her the night of the murder; an unknown man who played her a visit the same night and her colleague Elena Pavlidis who always hated her.Read More »

  • Yorgos Tzavellas – I Agni tou limaniou AKA Agnes of the Port AKA Lily of the Harbor (1958)

    Drama1951-1960ClassicsGreeceYorgos Tzavellas

    Captain Giakoumis makes the big decision to forsake the sea and live peacefully close to his wife and his adopted son, Andreas, who is about to sit for examinations in order to become a lieutenant. However, a terrible secret burdens his soul. He has a daughter, Agni, whom he had years ago when he had an affair with Maria, a prostitute from Troumpa. Maria, before she died, expressed the wish that Giakoumis recognize their daughter as his child. He, however, refused, since Agni ended up becoming a prostitute. The girl, to take revenge on her father, starts an affair with her half-brother with the intention of dragging him down into the mud. In the end, however, she falls in love with him, and this love blesses everyone and everything.Read More »

Back to top button