The_Parting_Song_(film)

<i>The Parting Song</i> (film)

The Parting Song (film)

1939 Greek film


The Parting Song (Greek:To tragoudi tou horismou) is a 1939 Greek drama film directed by Filopimin Finos and starring Evgenia Danika, Labros Konstadaras and Linda Miranda.[1] It was the only film directed by Finos, better-known for running the production company Finos Films.[2] The film was long thought to be lost after it was destroyed by the Germans during the Occupation of Greece, but a fragmented copy was discovered in Egypt.[3]

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The film is notable as the first Greek film to be processed in a Greek technical laboratory (previous films had been processed abroad) which had been built by Finos Films. The film was a commercial failure on its release, and met a hostile reception from critics.[4]

Synopsis

While holidaying on the island of Hydra, a wealthy Athenian woman meets and falls in love with a local fisherman. She seduces him away from his girlfriend and takes him with her to the city to pursue a career as a singer. Despite enjoying success, he decides that city life is not for him and returns to his home and his previous girlfriend who really loves him.

Cast

  • Evgenia Danika as Miranda
  • Labros Konstadaras as Konstadis
  • Linda Miranda as Zoitsa
  • Petros Epitropakis as Konstadis
  • Giorgos Anaktoridis
  • Maria Benipsalti
  • Alekos Livaditis as Zarganas
  • Mimis Moshoutis
  • Nana Papadopoulou
  • Kostas Papageorgiou

References

  1. Petrakis p.73
  2. Karalis p.33
  3. Karalis p.34
  4. Karalis p.34

Bibliography

  • Petrakis, Marina. The Metaxas Myth: Dictatorship and Propaganda in Greece. I.B.Tauris, 2011.



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