Summaries

A 30-year-old man returns from America suffering an existential crisis. He goes to Corfu to see his sick mother and tries to find happiness through a desperate love affair.

A 30-year-old man (Lefteris Vogiatzis) returns from America suffering an existential crisis. He goes to Corfu to see his sick mother and tries to find happiness through a desperate love affair with a young music teacher (Maria Xenoudaki). Along the way, he loses his love and ends his sick mother's suffering.—Anonymous

Haunted by the ghosts of the past, Yannis, a penniless, financially hard-pressed artist, leaves forever behind the dream-crushing United States of America and returns to his hometown. With the bitter taste of failure in his mouth and confronted with a ghastly existential cul-de-sac, Yannis meanders through the empty, rain-soaked streets of Corfu, Greece, struggling to deal with a gloomy identity crisis, his bedridden mother, and unrewarding romantic relationships.—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • love
  • man
  • mother
  • happiness
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Aug 31, 1980
Countries of origin Greece
Language Greek
Filming locations Corfu, Greece

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
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