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The Murderess (1974)

The Murderess poster
Original title
Η φόνισσα
Directed by
Kostas Ferris
Genre
drama film
Country
Greece
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 19th century Greece, a poor older woman becomes convinced that the baby girls born into her community are a curse. She takes extreme measures to prevent what she sees as inevitable suffering.

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What happens

La Meurtrière (Η Φόνισσα (I Fonissa)) est un film grec réalisé par Costas Ferris et sorti en 1974. La couleur (alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs) et de la profondeur de champ y sont utilisées pour exposer l'état d'esprit des personnages : le spectateur n'a accès qu'à leur perception de la réalité. Le film est adapté du roman éponyme d'Alexandre Papadiamantis, paru en 1903 et traduit en français en 1972 par Michel Saunier sous le titre Les Petites Filles et la Mort. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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