A Matter of Dignity

One review on 02 Jun 2019

1958

A Matter of Dignity

Director : Michael Cacoyannis

synopsis extract: A seemingly wealthy greek family going bankrupt pin their hopes on their daughter getting engaged to one of her rich set. ...

Cast:

Ellie Lambeti
Athena Michaelidou
Eleni Zafeiriou

Film Category

The 1950s

First Seen: Sun 2nd Jun 2019

Catalogued: 28th Apr 2024

Synopsis

A seemingly wealthy greek family going bankrupt pin their hopes on their daughter getting engaged to one of her rich set. Things do not go well as mother and daughter try to keep up appearances.

Reviews

by Roger on Sun 2nd Jun 2019 Classic Film Club, Southbank Arts Centre Bristol

Review of "A Matter of Dignity"

Full review

A little slow paced in the editing of some slightly wooden moments but an engaging portrait of things descending into tragedy. There is not a happy ending, and the hope that the daughter will see the error of her ways is not fullfilled. The rich are shit and always were. It is a greek tragedy. Cacoyannis went on to direct Zorba the Greek

Film list

1958