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I kyra mas, i mammi (1958)
Excellent, memorable performances of Vasiliadou and Makris
A magnificent quaint black and white Greek film during the golden period of the Greek cinema! A film with brilliant dialogues and excellent performances of some of the greatest Greek actors and actresses. Georgia Vasiliadou performs the role of the midwife in a memorable way. A doctor (Orestis Makris) abandons his job place in Athens and with his wife and daughter moves to a quaint village in the mountains called Lestinitsa. The villagers are not willing to accept the doctor as the one who will cure them, as they believe that their health problems are a matter of evil eye and the midwife is the best to cure them! And the competition between the midwife and the doctor goes very strong! The midwife's son and the doctor's daughter fall in love with each other. Even the strong opposition between the midwife and the doctor cannot prohibit their children to get married as the doctor's daughter (Kalogeropoulou) is pregnant. The movie has a happy ending! A fantastic comedy reflecting in a perfect way the customs and the habits of the rural Greek society of 1950's. Beautiful scenery of the mountains and the quaint old village give a great ambiance to the movie.
Madalena (1960)
Excellent performance of Vougiouklaki
SPOILER Excellent performance of Vougiouklaki, and awarded in film festival of Thessaloniki as best actress. Beautiful landscape on a small Greek island, and nice plot reflecting perfectly the Greek rural society and its customs and ethics of 1950's! Combines dramatic and comedian elements very creatively. It's the story of a young woman having to take care of her small brothers and sisters after their father's death. Her income sources from her boat by which she transfers passengers to the opposite coast. She falls in love with a competitive boatowner (Papamihael) but doesn't admit it, even to herself. Finally they get married giving happy end to the movie!