Madalena (film)
| Madalena | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dinos Dimopoulos |
| Produced by |
Theophanis A. Damaskinos Victor G. Michaelides |
| Written by | Giorgos Roussos |
| Starring | Aliki Vougiouklaki |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Edited by |
Yanna Spyropoulou Giorgos Tsaoulis |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Madalena (Greek: Μανταλένα) is a 1960 Greek comedy film directed by Dinos Dimopoulos. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film won three awards in the 1st Thessaloniki Film Festival
Plot
A girl lives in a small Greek island of Aegean. Along with her multimember family lives from the job of her father who has a little boat that carries passengers to the opposite island. When her father dies, she has to take over her family and take care of her brothers and sisters. But the small society of the island doesn't see positively a woman which works. Despite the obstacles she doesn't give up. Frustrated from the difficulties, she decides to get married with a rich farmer of the island. But the love of her main competitor turns over the situation.[2]
Cast
- Aliki Vougiouklaki as Madalena Charidimou
- Dimitris Papamichael as Labis Yokaris
- Pantelis Zervos as the priest
- Thodoros Moridis (as Theodoros Moridis) as Giorgaras Yokaris
- Yorgos Damasiotis as police captain
- Despo Diamantidou as Mrs. Yoraki
- Smaro Stefanidou as Pipitsa
- Keti Lampropoulou as Rozina Yoraki
- Lavrentis Dianellos as Kapetan Kosmas Charidimos
- Thanasis Vengos as the policeman
- Spyros Kalogyrou as Giakoumis
- Periklis Christoforidis as Charisis
- Maria Giannakopoulou
- Thanasis Tzeneralis (as Thanos Tzeneralis) as Baroutis
- Mary Metaxa
- Panos Karavousanos (as Panagiotis Karavousanos) as an islander
- Nikos Flokas
- Elena Apergi
- Vasilis Kailas as Pantelakis Charidimos (as Vasilakis Kailas)
Awards
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Thessaloniki Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Giorgos Roussos | Won |
| Best Leading Actress | Aliki Vougiouklaki | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pantelis Zervos | Won |
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Madalena". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ↑ "Mandalena". Tainiothiki.gr. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "awards 1960". Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
External links
- Madalena at the Internet Movie Database