A Girl in Black
1956 Greek film
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A Girl in Black (Greek: Το Κορίτσι με τα Μαύρα) is a 1956 Greek dramatic film by the Cypriot director Michael Cacoyannis starring Dimitris Horn and Ellie Lambeti. The film takes place on the Greek island of Hydra, where two Athenian visitors become entangled in local feuds after one of them falls in love with a local girl.
Directed byMichael Cacoyannis
Written byMihalis Kakogiannis (Michael Cacoyannis)
Produced byHermes Film
| A Girl in Black | |
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The film poster | |
| Directed by | Michael Cacoyannis |
| Written by | Mihalis Kakogiannis (Michael Cacoyannis) |
| Produced by | Hermes Film |
| Starring | Ellie Lambeti Dimitris Horn Giorgos Foundas Eleni Zafeiriou |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Edited by | Emilios Proveleggios |
| Music by | Arghyris Kounadis |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
It was one of the first Greek films to achieve international recognition (Golden Globe award).
Cast
- Ellie Lambeti as Marina
- Dimitris Horn as Pavlos
- Giorgos Foundas as Hristos
- Eleni Zafeiriou as Froso
- Stephanos Stratigos as Panagis
- Notis Peryalis as Antonis
- Anestis Vlahos as Mitsos
- Thanassis Veggos as policeman
- Nikos Fermas as Aristeidis
Awards
The film was among the six Best Foreign Language Film award winners of the 14th Golden Globe Awards.[1] It was also nominated for a Golden Palm Award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
