Mikres Aphrodites (Greece, 1963)


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"Mikres Aphrodites" (Young Aphrodites) was made in 1963. The film was directed by Koundouros. The cast included Takis Emmanuel, Stathis Giallelis, Yannis Jeannino, Vangelis Joannides, Constantin Papacostantinou, Eleni Prokopiou, Kleopatra Rota, Anestis Vlahos, and Zannino. It is set in ancient Greece, about 200 B.C. The movie focuses on a wandering band of shepards. They happen into a small village where there do not happn to be any men because they are away fishing. Two romances follow. Two of the shepards (a man and boy) fall in love with a oman and girl from the village. Many of the actors were acually sheepherders. The film is based on the fable of Daphnis and Chloe. The film won the Berlin Film Festival, and the International Film Critics Award. There is an English narative.









Christopher Wagner





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