The Red Lanterns
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The Red Lanterns is a 1963 Greek drama film
directed by Vasilis Georgiadis and based on a play by Alekos Galanos. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
. It was also entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Vasilis Georgiadis and based on a play by Alekos Galanos. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
. It was also entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival
1964 Cannes Film Festival
The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. The Palme d’Or is renamed 'Grand Prix International du Festival', the name that will be used until 1975.-Jury:*Fritz Lang *Charles Boyer...
.
Cast
- Tzeni KareziTzeni KareziTzeni Karezi was a Greek film and theatre actress. She was considered one of the most popular and successful actresses of the cinema of Greece.-Early life:...
- Eleni - Mairi Hronopoulou - Mary
- Dimitris PapamichaelDimitris PapamichaelDimitris Papamichael born 1934 in Athens; died 8 August 2004 in Athens 12pm at his house) was a famous Greek actor and director. He married Aliki Vougiouklaki, the national star of Greece for a decade,in 1965 and co-starred with her in films that marked the "golden era" of Greek cinema.-External...
- Petros - Giorgos Foundas - Mihalios
- Manos KatrakisManos KatrakisManos Katrakis was a Greek actor of theater and film.-Biography:Born in Kastelli, Crete, Greece, he was the youngest of five children of Haralambos Katrakis and Irini Katraki. When Manos was 10 years old, his family moved from Crete to Athens, where his father searched for work...
- Kapetan Nikolas - Alexandra Ladikou - Anna
- Despo Diamantidou - Madam Pari
- Katerina Helmy - Marina
- Faidon Georgitsis - Angelos
- Eleni Anousaki - Myrsini
- Notis Peryalis
- Kostas Kourtis
- Iro Kyriakaki - The Servant
- Thodoros KefalopoulosThodoros Kefalopoulos-Biography:He was born in Vryoula near Smyrna in Asia Minor in the Ottoman Empire. His first screen appearance was in 1915. Hebecame a member of the Hellenic Actor's Guild a few months after its foundation in 1917. He participated chiefly in roving theatrical troupes, playing all kinds of roles...
- Soula Nikiforidou