Underplayed Gems

The Abduction of Persephone (1956)

The Abduction of Persephone poster
Original title
Η αρπαγή της Περσεφόνης
Directed by
Grigóris Grigoríou
Genre
comedy film
Country
Greece
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A film crew goes to a small Greek village to shoot a movie. The director decides to capture the daily lives of the villagers instead of sticking to the script.

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What happens

L'Enlèvement de Perséphone (grec moderne : Αρπαγή της Περσεφόνης, Arpayi tis Persephonis) est un film grec, comédie néoréaliste, réalisé par Grigóris Grigoríou et sorti en 1956. Le film a été tourné dans un petit village de l'Attique. Très vite, Grigoríou s'est rendu compte qu'il ne pourrait suivre son scénario à la lettre. Il a alors « laissé » tourner la caméra, enregistrant ainsi la vie quotidienne d'un village grec des années 1950. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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