I Maria tis siopis
- 19731973
- 1h 25min
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?
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Born deaf, the lonely and shunned young woman, Maria Gerali, is struggling to eke out an existence and provide for her silver-haired father, somewhere in a small and rugged island of the Aegean Sea. Then, a chance encounter with the isle's progressive and compassionate new elementary school teacher, Grigoris, will pave the way for change, as the open-minded academic sets his sights on educating Maria, teaching her the sign language. However, Maria's silent feral beauty has already caught the attention of the community's most influential member, and as a result, his disgusting romantic advances will soon lead to abuse and a vicious sexual assault. Now, once more, the savaged victim will have to face all alone the prejudice and the contempt of her fellow townsfolk, unable to defend herself. Can Grigoris furnish a shred of hope? —Nick Riganas
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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.
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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