Eftyhia

"I lived the life I wanted"

Dec 19 2019 N/A 2h 3m
Biography

A young girl, recently married, is traveling from Aidini to Greece with her mother and her two daughters. On board the ship she decides not to let life pass her by, but to live her own way. And she goes ahead! She writes endlessly wherever she can, on napkins and cigarette boxes, to bills. She smokes, she passionately falls in love, casually gambles in luxurious salons, but also in illegal basements. A teacher who becomes an actress and plays in streets and in theaters, a poet who becomes the greatest Greek folk songwriter. She collaborates with all the famous music personalities of the country, from Vassilis Tsitsanis and Apostolos Kaldaras to Manolis ?iotis, Antonis Repanis and Manos Hadjidakis, bravely asserting herself to a cruel and typically male-dominated world.

Plot

The story of songwriter Eftyhia Papagiannopoulou (1893-1972), who escaped the burning of Smyrna and journeyed to Athens, Greece, where she became a major figure in Greek popular music and the beloved lyricist of the country.

Written by

Katerina Bei, Rea Manelli

Directed by

Angelos Frantzis

Cast

Karyofyllia Karabeti, Katia Goulioni, Pigmalion Dadakaridis

Crew

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Production Countries

Greece

Production Companies

View Master Films, Tanweer Productions

Languages

Awards

10 wins & 9 nominations

Trailers
??????? - Official Trailer
My name is Eftihia (Trailer)
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Average Rating
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