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Maria in Silence

Original title: I Maria tis siopis
  • 19731973
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
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Alekos Alexandrakis, Aliki Vougiouklaki, and Pantelis Zervos in Maria in Silence (1973)
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Shunned as a pariah for being deaf, Maria's silent beauty has caught the eye of the isle's most influential member, whose disgusting romantic advances lead to vicious sexual assault. Can the... Read allShunned as a pariah for being deaf, Maria's silent beauty has caught the eye of the isle's most influential member, whose disgusting romantic advances lead to vicious sexual assault. Can the community's new teacher furnish a shred of hope?Shunned as a pariah for being deaf, Maria's silent beauty has caught the eye of the isle's most influential member, whose disgusting romantic advances lead to vicious sexual assault. Can the community's new teacher furnish a shred of hope?
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
463
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
257,309
10,750
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    • Director
      • Giannis Dalianidis
    • Writers
      • Petros Athinaios(screenplay)
      • Elmer Harris(from the stage play by)
    • Stars
      • Aliki Vougiouklaki
      • Alekos Alexandrakis
      • Pantelis Zervos
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Giannis Dalianidis
    • Writers
      • Petros Athinaios(screenplay)
      • Elmer Harris(from the stage play by)
    • Stars
      • Aliki Vougiouklaki
      • Alekos Alexandrakis
      • Pantelis Zervos
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Alekos Alexandrakis and Spyros Konstadopoulos in Maria in Silence (1973)
    Alekos Alexandrakis and Aliki Vougiouklaki in Maria in Silence (1973)
    Alekos Alexandrakis and Aliki Vougiouklaki in Maria in Silence (1973)
    Alekos Alexandrakis, Aliki Vougiouklaki, and Pantelis Zervos in Maria in Silence (1973)
    Alekos Alexandrakis and Pantelis Zervos in Maria in Silence (1973)
    Aliki Vougiouklaki in Maria in Silence (1973)
    Maria Konstadarou and Aliki Vougiouklaki in Maria in Silence (1973)
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    Aliki Vougiouklaki
    Aliki Vougiouklaki
    • Maria
    Alekos Alexandrakis
    Alekos Alexandrakis
    • Grigoris
    Pantelis Zervos
    Pantelis Zervos
    • Labros
    Spyros Kalogirou
    Spyros Kalogirou
    • Antonis Vournas
    Maria Konstadarou
    • Georgia Vourna
    Lavrentis Dianellos
    Lavrentis Dianellos
    • Priest
    Kaiti Lambropoulou
    Kaiti Lambropoulou
    • Eleni
    Spyros Konstadopoulos
    Spyros Konstadopoulos
    • Petros
    Dimitris Bislanis
    • District attorney
    Giorgos Siskos
    • Defence attorney
    Giorgos Nezos
    Giorgos Nezos
    • Doctor
    Giorgos Heimonidis
    • Judge
    Eirini Koumarianou
    Eirini Koumarianou
    • Eleni's friend
    Andreas Syroyannis
    • Yannos
    • Director
      • Giannis Dalianidis
    • Writers
      • Petros Athinaios(screenplay)
      • Elmer Harris(from the stage play by) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Although in the movie credits there was no reference whatsoever to the original play or film of Elmer Harris "Johnny Belinda" (1948), nowadays, at the official website of the production company Finos Film, it is stated that "The screenplay of the movie reminds heavily the Hollywood film Johnny Belinda".
    • Connections
      Referenced in Peninta-peninta: Episode #1.3 (2005)

    User reviews1

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    9/10
    Underrated film; Greek cinema at its best
    Aliki Vougiouglaki plays a character who lost her hearing as a child and has no communication skills, until a teacher new to the area crosses her path and falls for her, teaching her how to sign.

    If you want a Greek film that can bring you to tears, this film will do just that. A digitally remastered DVD print is available in Greece, and I say it is well worth having a copy. Don't accept imitations sourced from rotten old film to VHS, where the film is as shonky as a 1920s silent movie and the colour is overpowered by green emulsion. I researched about this by the way - colour film will degrade if not looked after properly.

    The DVD also includes vital scenes not shown in the widely bootlegged VHS tape, cut possibly due to film erosion.
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    • tsangari2000
    • Jan 2, 2002

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    • Release date
      • January 1, 1973 (Greece)
    • Country of origin
      • Greece
    • Language
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Η Μαρία της σιωπής
    • Filming locations
      • Kea, Cyclades, Greece
    • Production company
      • Finos Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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