| Madalena | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dinos Dimopoulos |
| Written by | Giorgos Roussos |
| Produced by | Theophanis A. Damaskinos Victor G. Michaelides |
| Starring | Aliki Vougiouklaki |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Edited by | Yanna Spyropoulou Giorgos Tsaoulis |
Release date |
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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 on a small Greek island in the Aegean sea. She and her family live off the job of her father who has a little boat that ferries passengers to a neighboring island. When her father dies, she has to become the head of her family and take care of her brothers and sisters. As a working woman, she faces discrimination from the island's community. Despite many difficulties she doesn't give up. Frustrated, she decides to marry a rich farmer from the island. But the love of her main competitor overturns 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.
