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The Red Lanterns

Field	Value
name	The Red Lanterns
director	Vasilis Georgiadis
writer	Alekos Galanos
producer	Theophanis Damaskinos
Victor Michaelides
starring	Tzeni Karezi
George Foundas
Mary Chronopoulou
Dimitris Papamichael
Manos Katrakis
Alexandra Lydikou
Despo Diamantidou
Katerina Helmi
Phaedon Georgitsis
Notis Pergialis
Eleni Anousaki
music	Stavros Xarchakos
cinematography	Nikos Gardelis
runtime	132 minutes
country	Greece
language	Greek
released

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the 1963 Greek film

Victor Michaelides George Foundas Mary Chronopoulou Dimitris Papamichael Manos Katrakis Alexandra Lydikou Despo Diamantidou Katerina Helmi Phaedon Georgitsis Notis Pergialis Eleni Anousaki The Red Lanterns (, translit. Ta Kokkina fanaria) is a 1963 Greek drama film directed by Vasilis Georgiadis and based on a play by Alekos Galanos. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

The film begins with a happy couple, Eleni and Petros, at an amusement park in Athens, celebrating their affair. Some time later, Eleni and Petros are together again on a beautiful day, but she has to go, so she leaves for her secret workplace: The Red Lanterns.

There, Eleni and many other girls work as prostitutes. Each of them has her own story: Eleni, the protagonist, originates from Romania and travelled to Greece looking for a better life; however, because of choices she has made, she is now the most famous of the prostitutes. Anna is a young woman in love with Captain Nicholas. She has a child with him, but he doesn't know. Mary (Mairi Chronopoulou) is the eldest of them and the most "masculine" in manners. A young customer named Angelos falls in love with her, and soon they begin a passionate love affair. Marina, a girl from a village far away from Athens, is madly in love with Doris, her "manager." All of them work in the home of Madam Pari (Despo Diamantidou), a professional madam and former prostitute herself. Katerina is a kindhearted, poor, abused, and ignored cleaning woman and servant there. She is married to an old man who is institutionalized. Michalis is Eleni's "manager" and also in love with her; however, she hates him.

Soon, another woman joins their "home." Myrsine is a 16-year-old girl who becomes one of them after being pursued by a cop. Michalis tries to seduce her but doesn't succeed. After Captain Nicholas leaves, Anna tells Helen that she has a child with him and that no one knows. Anna then tells her son Alex the truth about his father and waits for Captain Nicholas' return. On Christmas Eve, Angelos proposes to Mary, but she laughingly rejects him. Doris leaves Marina, who is crying and screaming, threatening to kill herself.

Eleni arrives at the Christmas party after having had a romantic dinner with Petros. Petros follows her, and when he discovers her secret, he beats her. Crying, she tries to explain everything, but he leaves crying, too. After everything that's happened, The Red Lanterns close down. Anna awaits a letter from Captain Nicholas, but she discovers that the entire Eternal Ship crew, including Captain Nicholas, died in a storm. Mary, Marina, and Myrsine try to find a place of their own so they can continue working. Michalis once again tries to seduce Eleni, but she and Petros reunite and are happier than ever. The movie ends with Katerina leaving the Red Lanterns with her husband, poor but happy. He asks her, "Isn't life beautiful?" to which she responds, "It's fine."

Cast

Tzeni Karezi - Eleni Nicoleskou
Giorgos Foundas - Michailos
Dimitris Papamichael - Petros
Alexandra Ladikou - Anna Georganta
Manos Katrakis - Captain Nicholas
Mary Chronopoulou - Mary Pana
Phaedon Georgitsis - Angelos
Despo Diamantidou - Madam Pari
Eleni Anousaki - Myrsine
Katerina Helmy - Marina Georgiadou
Kostas Kourtis - Doris
Yro Kyriakaki - Katerina
Notis Peryalis - old man

References

"The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org.
"Festival de Cannes: The Red Lanterns". festival-cannes.com.

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