The Counterfeit Coin (1955)

Original title

Η Κάλπικη Λίρα

Directed by

Giorgos Tzavellas

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romantic comedy

Country

Greece

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

K

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fake gold coin passes from person to person in Athens, connecting a series of people in romantic and comedic situations. Each episode shows how the counterfeit currency affects different lives, for better and for worse.

light-heartedwhimsicalnostalgicbittersweetcharminghumanwarmclever

What happens

The Counterfeit Coin (Greek: Ιστορία μιας κάλπικης λίρας, romanized: Istoria mias kalpikis liras, lit. 'Story of a fake pound'; also Η κάλπικη λίρα, I kalpiki lira, "the fake pound") is a Greek comedy-drama film, produced in 1955, written and directed by Giorgos Tzavellas and starring Dimitris Horn, Ilia Livykou and Vassilis Logothetidis. At the 2006 International Thessaloniki Film Festival, the film was announced as among the 10 all-time best Greek films by the PHUCC (Pan-Hellenic Union of Cinema Critics). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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