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Open Letter (1968)

Open Letter poster
Original title
Ανοιχτή Επιστολή
Directed by
Yórgos Stamboulópoulos
Genre
comedy film
Country
Greece
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Greek comedy from 1968 that was only released after the fall of the military junta. It won a critics award at the Locarno festival. The film presents a satirical look at society through an open letter format.

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What happens

Lettre ouverte (Ανοιχτή επιστολή (Anichti epistoli)) est un film grec réalisé par Yórgos Stamboulópoulos et sorti en 1968 dans le monde, mais uniquement à la chute des colonels en Grèce. Prix de la critique au Festival de Locarno 1969. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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