Rembetiko (1983)

The story of a group of Rembetes, singers and musicians of the Greek equivalent to the blues, in the early decades of the 20th century, seen through the eyes of a young female singer.

Director:

Costas Ferris

Writers:

Costas Ferris, Sotiria Leonardou

Stars:

Sotiria Leonardou, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Michalis Maniatis

6 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sotiria Leonardou	...	Marika
Nikos Kalogeropoulos	...	Bambis
Michalis Maniatis	...	Giorgakis
Themis Bazaka	...	Andriana
Nikos Dimitratos	...	Panagis
Giorgos Zorbas	...	Thomas
Konstantinos Tzoumas	...	Giannis
Vicky Vanita	...	Roza
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vaso Alexandridou
Nikolas Asimos	...	Diogenis
Lina Babatsia
Takis Binis
Nikos Birbilis
Marilena Dania
Katerina-Danai Ferri

Storyline

The story of a group of Rembetes, singers and musicians of the Greek equivalent to the blues, in the early decades of the 20th century, seen through the eyes of a young female singer.

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Plot Keywords:

singer | musician | asia minor catastrophe | greek music | song | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Music | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

Greece

Language:

Greek

Release Date:

10 May 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ρεμπέτικο

Company Credits

Production Co:

Greek Film Center, Greek Television ET-1, Rembetiko Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 150 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Mono Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Alternate Versions

A version released in a retrospective presentation of Greek films organized by the New York Museum of Modern Art, has reduced running time (from 150 min. to 110 min.).

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Connections

Edited into To didymo tis symforas (1989)

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Soundtracks

Stou Thoma
Written by Costas Ferris and Stavros Xarhakos

User Reviews

One of the best Greek movies

Considered to be one of the most powerful and emotional Greek movies, Rembetiko focuses on the life of an individual woman,a real person and through her personal story, it retells the story of Greece,from 1920 to 1955:the national disaster in Asia Minor,the one million refugees who came to Greece,the World War II,the Nazi occupation,the Civil War.The tragedy and the glory of a nation during the century.And all these bound with the music of rembetiko,the music of the outcasts.Great direction,great performances,great music.A voyage to history of the first half of the 20th century, but also a voyage to the origins of rembetiko.Realistic and dreamy.An original Greek epic.