Laterna, ftoheia kai filotimo

1955
1h 31m

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7.5/10

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Vasilis Avlonitis, Mimis Fotopoulos, and Jenny Karezi in Laterna, ftoheia kai filotimo (1955)

Comedy Music

Instead of success in the Greek province, two poor portable barrel piano players stumble upon an affluent but desperate runaway girl, intent on escaping a much-despised arranged marriage. Wi... Read allInstead of success in the Greek province, two poor portable barrel piano players stumble upon an affluent but desperate runaway girl, intent on escaping a much-despised arranged marriage. Will they forsake their beliefs for money's sake?Instead of success in the Greek province, two poor portable barrel piano players stumble upon an affluent but desperate runaway girl, intent on escaping a much-despised arranged marriage. Will they forsake their beliefs for money's sake?

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Academy Award winner Manos Hadjidakis ("Never on Sunday") wrote his first original popular songs for this movie. By then he was known as a serious composer. Beginning with this movie he started a second, parallel career as a popular songwriter.

Connections
Featured in Mousiki vradya: Tragoudia apo ton Elliniko kinimatografo (1976)

Soundtracks
Garyfallo st' afti
Written by Alekos Sakellarios & Manos Hatzidakis
Performed by Souli Sabah, Vasilis Avlonitis & Mimis Fotopoulos

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Featured review

9/10

Sakelarios did it again

Avlonitis and Fotopoulos shine in this classic film which shows us the majesty of poverty and how this can override all the obstacles.Excellent music from Hatzidakis too.