Greek Cinema - 1950s
The golden era of the Greek Cinema
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- DirectorGiorgos TzavellasStarsOrestis MakrisDimitris HornBilly KonstantopoulouA poor cobbler has become a drunkard and the laughing stock of the whole neighborhood, besetting his daughter. When she falls in love with a rich young man, her father tries in vain to hide his passion from his family.
- DirectorGiorgos TzavellasStarsMimis FotopoulosSmaroula GiouliSperantza VranaA poor taxi driver works hard in order to pay off his car and to marry his fiancee.
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsEllie LambetiGiorgos PappasDimitris HornOn a lazy Athenian Sunday, a young and fresh saleswoman loses her soon-to-be winning lottery ticket, only to meet its handsome new owner. Of course, she wants it back; however, what if fortune and ardent Cupid are already on her doorstep?
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsMelina MercouriGiorgos FoundasAlekos AlexandrakisProud, independent Stella, an unconventional Rebetico singer who cherishes her freedom, finds herself in an intense whirlwind romance. Everything points to a tragic ending, and in the aftermath of passion, there can be no winners.
- DirectorAlekos SakellariosStarsMimis FotopoulosVasilis AvlonitisJenny KareziInstead of success in the Greek province, two poor portable barrel piano players stumble upon an affluent but desperate runaway girl, intent on escaping a much-despised arranged marriage. Will they forsake their beliefs for money's sake?
- DirectorGiorgos TzavellasStarsVasilis LogothetidisIlia LivykouMimis FotopoulosPivoting around a shiny counterfeit gold sovereign freshly milled from the clandestine workshop of an otherwise honest goldsmith, four brief vignettes of human imperfection; seduction; fate; desire, and devotion inextricably interweave.
- DirectorNikos KoundourosStarsDinos IliopoulosMargarita PapageorgiouGiannis ArgyrisA peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "the dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.
- DirectorAlekos SakellariosStarsGeorgia VasileiadouMimis FotopoulosVasilis AvlonitisA former laundry lady joins forces with a man who owns a cafeteria. He makes coffee for rich ladies who want to learn about the future. But soon, they all connect in a weird situation.
- DirectorDinos DimopoulosStarsOrestis MakrisAntigoni ValakouVasilis AvlonitisWith his son abroad, his foster daughter having no one else to turn to, and with the profession of carriage driving on the verge of extinction, a weary horse-drawn carriage driver is fighting a losing battle. Is this the end of an era?
- DirectorAlekos SakellariosStarsMimis FotopoulosVasilis AvlonitisJenny KareziThe impecunious duo of wandering musicians is struggling to eke out an existence, and Pavlaras' health is deteriorating. Now, they need Keti and Dimitris; but, it's been nearly three years since they last saw them. Where are they now?
- DirectorAlekos SakellariosStarsOrestis MakrisGeorgia VasileiadouJenny KareziAunt Calliopi returns to Greece from Chicago after 30 years and plans to marry off her nieces.
- DirectorGiorgos TzavellasStarsYvonne SansonDimitris HornVasilis AvlonitisA bank teller discovers an accounting error and becomes rich.
- DirectorAlekos SakellariosStarsGeorgia VasileiadouOrestis MakrisDimitris PapamichaelLykourgos, a retired doctor, opens a clinic in his wife's village. There, he is faced with a midwife who blames the evil eye for everything. When her son comes to the village, he falls for the daughter of the doctor and changes everything.
- DirectorAndreas LabrinosStarsAliki VougiouklakiLabros KonstadarasAndreas BarkoulisAs the capricious daughter of a widower sets foot on sunny Aegina, a chance encounter with a handsome young aristocrat leads to an innocuous plan in the name of passion. Will she taste love's first kiss in the isle of incurable romantics?
- DirectorDinos DimopoulosStarsAliki VougiouklakiTitos VandisDimitris PapamichaelAstero, the beautiful step-daughter of a wealthy herder, falls in love with his handsome son, Thimios, whom his father wants to marry off to an affluent shepherdess. Now, she's on the brink of insanity. Can true love set her free?
- DirectorAlekos SakellariosStarsKostas HatzihristosMarika KrevataDionysis PapagiannopoulosThree poor friends, Ilias, Thomás and Vangelis, decide to commit a burglary, but everything, although being planned with detail, goes wrong.
- DirectorAlekos SakellariosStarsAliki VougiouklakiDimitris PapamichaelHristos TsaganeasA young idealist scholar at an all-girls boarding school comes face to face with the institution's privileged students. Will they learn a thing or two about respect? Can a little discipline pave the way for a fresh whirlwind romance?
- DirectorDinos DimopoulosStarsSofia VempoOrestis MakrisSmaroula GiouliThe residents of the block of flats in 288, Stournara street have their own history. The doorkeeper watches carefully every little thing that happens in the apartment building and knows every resident's secrets.