Our Last Spring
1960 · Greece · 120 min
- Director
- Michael Cacoyannis
- Screenplay
- Michael Cacoyannis
- Producer
- Michael Cacoyannis
- Music
- Aryiris Kunadēs
- Cinematography
- Walter Lassally
Cast
What it is about
A Greek drama from 1960 centred on a group of characters and the relationships that develop among them. The story draws on the 1938 novel Eroica by Greek writer Kosmas Politis, and relies more on personal ties than on large events.
How it was made
The film was directed, written and produced by Michális Kakogiánnis, who also appears as Michael Cacoyannis in other sources. It is based on Kosmas Politis's 1938 novel Eroica. The music is by Argyrēs Kunadēs and the cinematography by Walter Lassally. The cast includes Alexandros Mamatis, Jenny Russell, Nikiforos Naneris, Panos Goumas, Patrick O'Brian and Marie Ney, alongside Tasso Kavadia, Giannis Voglis and Phaedon Georgitsis, among others. The running time is 120 minutes.
Reception and legacy
The Greek-language film was selected for the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. The available sources offer little detail on its critical and commercial reception, so its place in Greek film history is best understood through its director's career and the literary work that inspired it.
More films by Michael Cacoyannis
Zorba the Greek
Electra
Iphigenia
The Trojan Women
Stella
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