Zorba the Greek SUMMARY Basil, a young English writer of Greek ancestry, meets an older, free-spirited Greek peasant named Zorba on the island of Crete. While Zorba pursues a relationship with Madame Hortense, an agig French courtesan, the inhibited Basil summons up the courage to court a young widow. The…
Electra SUMMARY The protagonist and tragic person, Electra, who is married to a villager, is waiting for the right opportunity to avenge the death of her father Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, who was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. The opportunity arises when she meets Orestes' brother…
The Wastrel SUMMARY Duncan Bell, a wealthy alcoholic living in the West Indies, quarrels with his wife and leaves the cocktail party he is hosting to board his speedboat with his 10-year-old son, Cam. The boat explodes, and as the two cling to debris, Duncan reviews his past. He recalls…
Our Last Spring SUMMARY The lives of some high schoolers are turned upside down when one of their own is accidentally killed and his peers start to rebel against the society they live in. AWARDS Berlin Festival, "Special Reference"Best Direction Award at Thessaloniki Film Festival CONTRIBUTORSActors: Jenny Russell, Panos…
A Matter of Dignity SUMMARY Chloe is the beautiful daughter of a distinguished Athenian industrialist who finds himself drowning under a sea of debt. The family, proud of their prominent social position, struggles to maintain a façade of wealth to little avail. With bankruptcy imminent, their only hope is for…
Stella SUMMARY Stella is a singer. Although she is in love with Miltos, a soccer player, she repeatedly rejects his marriage proposals. When Miltos finally forces her to accept the idea of marriage, Stella does not appear in church, despite Miltos repeatedly warning her that he will kill her if…
A Girl in Black SUMMARY Marina's sister drowned herself, her brother is both headstrong and weak, and her widowed mother has a reputation for sleeping around. Plus, Marina, who's family was rich before the war, is aloof: so she's the object of the jealousy and scorn of Hydra's young…
Directing Acknowledged and internationally awarded, Michael Cacoyannis has created outstanding works of Cinema, Theatre and Opera. Since the 50s, he has directed 15 films, 36 plays and 7 operas in Greece, the U.S.A. and Europe. "I keep my eyes open and I am inspired by classical plays, which are…