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.

Madalena
Directed byDinos Dimopoulos
Written byGiorgos Roussos
Produced byTheophanis A. Damaskinos
Victor G. Michaelides
StarringAliki Vougiouklaki
CinematographyWalter Lassally
Edited byYanna Spyropoulou
Giorgos Tsaoulis
Release date
  • September 1960 (1960-09)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

Plot

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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

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Awards

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List of awards and nominations[3]
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

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Madalena". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Mandalena". Tainiothiki.gr. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "awards 1960". Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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