Little England (2013)

Original title

Μικρά Αγγλία

Directed by

Pantelis Voulgaris

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Greece

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

Κ-12

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters on the wealthy Greek island of Andros both fall in love with the same man. Their romantic conflict unfolds over several decades from the 1920s through the 1950s.

melancholicslow-burnromanticbittersweetvisually lushtenseheartbreakingperiod

What happens

Little England (Greek: Μικρά Αγγλία, romanized: Mikra Anglia) is a 2013 Greek period romantic drama film directed by Pantelis Voulgaris. Based on the novel of the same name by Ioanna Karystiani (Voulgaris' wife) who also wrote the screenplay, it features an ensemble cast starring Pinelopi Tsilika, Sofia Kokkali, Aneza Papadopoulou and Andreas Konstantinou. The plot revolves around two sisters, Orsa and Moscha from the island of Andros, dubbed Little England because of its affluence, who are both in love with Spyros; it starts in the interwar period and ends in the 1950s. The film achieved commercial success in Greece, as it was the second-highest-grossing film of 2013 and the first among Greek films. Little England also met critical success domestically and abroad. It was nominated for thirteen Hellenic Film Academy Awards and won six, including the award for Best Film. Internationally, it dominated at the 2014 Shanghai International Film Festival, winning three Golden Goblet Awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Actress, and it is also nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Little England was submitted by Greece for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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