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A Matter of Dignity

6.7

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Original title

To teleftaio psema

Year

1958

Running time

112 min.

Country

Greece

Director

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Screenwriter

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Cast

Music

Manos Hatzidakis

Cinematography

Walter Lassally (B&W)

Producer

Finos Film, Th. Damaskinos & V. Michaelides

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

Director Michael Cacoyannis creates a cynical portrait of Greek upper class life with A Matter of Dignity, a powerful film that follows one woman’s struggle to escape the dishonesty and conceit of her family.Chloe (Ellie Lambetti) is the beautiful daughter of a distinguished Athenian industrialist (George Pappas) who finds himself drowning under a sea of debt. The family, proud of their prominent social position, struggles to maintain a facade of wealth to little avail. With bankruptcy imminent, their only hope is for Chloe to accept a marriage proposal from a Greek-American millionaire despite her love for another man. Torn between passion and duty, Chloe must choose her destiny.

Awards: 1958: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

1959: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Actress (Ellie Lambeti)

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A Matter of Dignity

1958

Mihalis Kakogiannis

6.7

(33)