| Genre: | Art/Foreign |
| Year: | 1966 |
| Rating: | ? |
| Length: | 96min |
| Country: | Greece |
| Cast: | Olga Carlatos, George Dialegmenos, Lambos Tsangas and Elli Xanthaki |
| Credits: | Greek with English Subtitles |
Synopsis
Greek filmmaker Nico Papatakis (who produced John Cassavetes' Shadows and Jean Genet's Un Chant D'Amouri completed Thanos and Despina just before the military junta took over. Banned in his native country, Papatakis' tragic allegory of modern Greece tells the story of an incredibly beautiful young girl and a peasant boy in revolt agaisnt the stultifying, poverty-stricken oppression of village life and its corrupt codes. A passionate portrayal of social classes in conflict, expressed in a human drama of vengance, violence and lust. Thanos and Despina translates the implacable ferocity of ancient Greek tragedy into relevant modern terms.
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