Little England
Little England
| 05 December 2013 (USA)
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Τwo sisters from the island of Andros, dubbed Little England because of its affluence, are both in love with the same man. Set in the Greek Civil War period and ending in the 1950s, the movie is based on the homonymous novel by Ioanna Karystiani.

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ksf-2

Dramatic, angry, cold ocean scene with the waves crashing. We're told right at the beginning that it's 1930. Greek chick "Orsa" loves local dude Spyros, because he's NOT a captain, and therefore he won't be lost at sea as so many others have been. Unfortunately, her mother has other plans. She marries a "Captain", and it's pretty much all sad and mournful from there on out. And to make matters worse, her younger sister "Moscha" ends up marrying Spyros, the guy she wanted to marry. A Jane Austen drama. Anyhoo. BEAUTIFUL outdoor scenery of Greece. Of course, with World War II looming, the men folk all head off to war, and we know that one of the husbands will soon be knocked off.... but which one ? and which secrets will come out? The secrets DO come out and there is bad blood between the sisters. Kind of goes on and on. Bland and bleak. Needed some humor or something to zing it up. Although it DID win a bunch of awards at the various film festivals. Written by Ioanna Karystiani. Directed by Pantelis Voulgaris, who had been working in films since the 1960s. Everything is very well done, its just a very long, serious story. Two hours.

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al-capone-dog

It is a truly beautiful film, director Pantelis Voulgaris, who in the past has successfully made enough quality film in Greece, which had the most on the political situation in the country by the government of the conservative and and the way he behaved this, the losers of the civil war after the defeat of the Nazis in the second world war. Most movies Voulgaris show what really happened in Greece and what fate does the Greek state, those who fought the German occupation in 1941-1944. Filmmaker old film shows why the British and then the Americans, for their own interests caused the bloody civil war in Greece claiming openly associates the Germans causing carnage dead in the country, while the rest of Europe had already begun rebuilding.

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V. Ref

Great cinematography of landscapes and faces, portrays the unseen Greek island, the Greek people of the 30s, and a story about romance, submission and the silent triumph of love.It grasps you from the beginning, so long you settle with the way these people are to speak. To my opinion, mostly when they are in silence, true performances emerge to be given by some of Greece's youngest and eldest actors, performances that go back and go deep into the human tale. And, not to be missed! , one of the most excruciating scenes since the beginning of cinema, performed by Pinelopi Tsilika.

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theonianz

Little England is the beautiful Greek island of Andros, in the 1930's - an island breeding sailors who spend most of their lives at sea, while some of them are destined never to return. Their women – mothers, daughters, wives, lovers - adjust their own lives to the pattern of the men's absence, looking forward to the happy yet brief homecomings, always praying for their safety, always half-dreading the worst.This is the premise of the film's story - a tragic love story of epic proportions - based on Ioanna Karystiani's best-selling book. Mrs. Karystiani herself finely adapts her novel for the screen, while her husband, renowned Greek director Pantelis Voulgaris ("Brides") takes it from there and, with the help of a great cast of actors, creates an almost flawless masterpiece.(I am not supposed to give away any spoilers, so I can only say that the film's climactic scene will probably make it to my personal top ten movie moments of all time).

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