The Parting Song (film)

The Parting Song (Greek:To tragoudi tou horismou) is a 1940 Greek drama film directed by Filopimin Finos and starring Evgenia Danika, Labros Konstadaras and Linda Miranda.^[1] It was the only film directed by Finos, better-known for running the production company Finos Films.^[2] The film was long thought to be lost after it was destroyed by the Germans during the Occupation of Greece, but a fragmented copy was discovered in Egypt.^[3]

The Parting Song
Directed by	Filopimin Finos
Written by	Dimitris Bogris
Starring	Evgenia Danika Labros Konstadaras Linda Miranda Alekos Livaditis
Cinematography	Kostas Drimaropoulos Yannis Drimaropoulos
Edited by	Emil Provelengios
Music by	Giorgos Mallidis
Production companies	Finos Films Skouras Films
Release date	April 15, 1940 (1940-04-15)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

The film is notable as the first Greek film to be processed in a Greek technical laboratory (previous films had been processed abroad) which had been built by Finos Films. The film was a commercial failure on its release, and met a hostile reception from critics.^[4]

Synopsis

While holidaying on the island of Hydra, a wealthy Athenian woman meets and falls in love with a local fisherman. She seduces him away from his girlfriend and takes him with her to the city to pursue a career as a singer. Despite enjoying success, he decides that city life is not for him and returns to his home and his previous girlfriend who really loves him.

Cast

• Evgenia Danika as Miranda
• Labros Konstadaras as Konstadis
• Linda Miranda as Zoitsa
• Petros Epitropakis as Konstadis
• Giorgos Anaktoridis
• Maria Benipsalti
• Alekos Livaditis as Zarganas
• Mimis Moshoutis
• Nana Papadopoulou
• Kostas Papageorgiou

References

1. Petrakis p.73
2. Karalis p.33
3. Karalis p.34
4. Karalis p.34

Bibliography

• Petrakis, Marina. The Metaxas Myth: Dictatorship and Propaganda in Greece. I.B.Tauris, 2011.

External links

• The Parting Song at IMDb