Stella (1955)

The story of a young, wild woman who doesn't want to compromise and settle down. Stella is a restless, rebellious Greek woman who plays with men and enjoys her life as much as she can. But ... See full summary »

Director:

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Writers:

Iakovos Kabanellis (play), Mihalis Kakogiannis

Stars:

Melina Mercouri, Giorgos Foundas, Alekos Alexandrakis

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Melina Mercouri	...	Stella
Giorgos Foundas	...	Miltos
Alekos Alexandrakis	...	Alekos
Hristina Kalogerikou	...	Miltos' Mother
Voula Zouboulaki	...	Anetta
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos	...	Mitsos
Sofia Vempo	...	Maria
Costas Kakavas	...	Antonis (as Kostas Karalis)
Tasso Kavadia	...	Alekos' Sister
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nikos Fermas
Nitsa Pappa
Hristina Pateraki
G. Pomonis

Storyline

The story of a young, wild woman who doesn't want to compromise and settle down. Stella is a restless, rebellious Greek woman who plays with men and enjoys her life as much as she can. But when she meets a young football player, things get mixed up. She loves him but she loves her freedom too. So it's about time she made an important choice.

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Plot Keywords:

athens greece | one word title | woman stabbed | greek dancing | 1950s | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

4 April 1955 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Stella - pigen fra baren

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millas Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

The opening credits are no, as usual, simple letters graphically added on screen, but real posters settled outside in streets or put on walls, and filmed with the entire city.

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Connections

Featured in Our Old Friends: Haralabos Vasileiadis, o Tsantas

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Soundtracks

"O minas ehei 13"
Music by Manos Hatzidakis
Lyrics by Mihalis Kakogiannis
Performed by Sofia Vempo

User Reviews

Unique Greek film

(Originally posted at 18 May 2002)

One of the best Greek films ever released. Its highlights are the great acting of Melina Mercouri (she was robbed away the Cannes Best Actress Award) and the music of Manos Hadjidakis - he won an Oscar for "Never on Sunday" (1960).

This Greek version of Carmen was first written as a play but was immediately adapted to the big screen to be used for the cinema premiere of Ms Merkouri. It was both a critical and box office success and won international acclaim (Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film, 1955).

Many supporting actors (Alekos Alexandrakis, Tasso Kavadia, Voula Zoumpoulaki, Sofia Vembo, the list is long...) do a great job and all the songs of film are cherished and performed to this day, the most known of them being the dramatic: "Agapi Pou Gines", that foreshadows the ending of the film - one of the most recognizable films of Greek cinema...