Windfall in Athens
1954 film
- 11 January 1954 (1954-01-11)
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Windfall in Athens (Greek: Kyriakatiko xypnima, Greek: Κυριακάτικο Ξύπνημα) is a 1954 Greek comedy film directed by Michael Cacoyannis. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
Mina, a beautiful, care-free salesgirl for a milliner's shop, is robbed by two urchins while she is enjoying a Sunday morning swim. The lottery ticket she had in her purse ends up being bought by a charming, penniless young musician, and eventually wins the lottery. The two engage in a legal battle for the lottery money, but end up falling in love.
Cast
- Ellie Lambeti as Mina Labrinou
- Dimitris Horn as Alexis Lorentzatos
- Giorgos Pappas as Pavlos Karayannis
- Tasso Kavadia as Liza Karayanni
- Margarita Papageorgiou as Irini Labrinou
- Sapfo Notara as Miss Ketty
- Theano Ioannidou
- Hrysoula Pateraki as Mrs. Labrinou
- Kiki Persi
- Thanasis Veggos
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Windfall in Athens". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
External links
- Windfall in Athens at IMDb
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Michael Cacoyannis filmography
- Windfall in Athens (1954)
- Stella (1955)
- A Girl in Black (1956)
- A Matter of Dignity (1957)
- Our Last Spring (1960)
- The Wastrel (1961)
- Electra (1962)
- Zorba the Greek (1964)
- The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
- The Trojan Women (1971)
- Attilas '74 (1974)
- Iphigenia (1977)
- Sweet Country (1987)
- Up, Down and Sideways (1993)
- The Cherry Orchard (1999)
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