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Orpheus Descending (1996)
Directed by George Zervoulakos
Overview
Eurydice is a singer in a group that plays in country fairs. The group is not successful and Eurydice gets convinced by a rich farmer to follow him to Athens, where he promises her that he will make her a famous singer. Things do not turn out as promised, and Eurydice returns to the band, which is very successful now, due to Orpheus, a mute clarinet player, who has joined them. The farmer comes to reclaim her by force and Eurydice gets killed in a car accident. Orpheus tries to give her life with his clarinet.
Actors
Vana Barba | Nikos Xanthopoulos | Michalis Papagellidis | Christos Kalavrouzos | Dimitris Aspiotis | Giannis Astrinakis | Menelaos Daflos | Vangelis Dimitriou | Mihalis Giannatos | Nelli Gini | Antonia Gouvi | Takis Hrysikakos | Dimitris Katsimanis | Panos Papakyriakopoulos | Petar Popyordanov | Dimitris Poulikakos | Christos Sapountzis | Magda Shaleva