Evdokia (1971)

Original title

Ευδοκία

Directed by

Alexis Damianos

Genre

drama film

Country

Greece

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sergeant marries a prostitute named Evdokia after a brief passionate affair. Their relationship is strained by the harsh environment around them, including military life and social pressures. The couple struggles to rebel but never succeeds.

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What happens

Evdokia (Greek: Ευδοκία) is a 1971 Greek film. It is a drama of passion whose main characters are a sergeant and a prostitute (Evdokia) who get married after a brief passionate affair. Very soon, however, the influence of their environment strains their relationship, and the man tries to break away, but without success. The pair is surrounded by harsh light, rock, bare landscapes and military exercises, on the one hand, and sensuality and constrictions, on the other. Because of her occupation, Evdokia both attracts and repels the sergeant. The petit bourgeois environment, the lumpen elements, the social fringes and petty interests stifle the young couple: they apparently want to rebel, but never succeed. With everything moving among violent sensuality, cruelty, coarseness, and total austerity, this "prosaic" story assumes the dimensions of an ancient tragedy. The inner struggle of the protagonists, the conflict of desires and values, the straightforward narration, vigorous pace, immediacy and sound construction constitute one of the most important works of the Greek cinema. In Greece, the film is mostly known for the popular Zeibekiko instrumental piece "Zeibekiko of Evdokia", written by Manos Loizos. In 1986, Evdokia was voted by the Greek Film Critics Association as the best Greek film of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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