A Girl in Black

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A Girl in Black (Greek: Το Κορίτσι με τα Μαύρα) is a 1956 Greek dramatic film by the Cypriot director Michael Cacoyannis starring Dimitris Horn and Ellie Lambeti. The film takes place on the Greek island of Hydra, where two Athenian visitors become entangled in local feuds after one of them falls in love with a local girl.

A Girl in Black
The film poster
Directed byMichael Cacoyannis
Written byMihalis Kakogiannis (Michael Cacoyannis)
Produced byHermes Film
StarringEllie Lambeti
Dimitris Horn
Giorgos Foundas
Eleni Zafeiriou
CinematographyWalter Lassally
Edited byEmilios Proveleggios
Music byArghyris Kounadis
Release date
  • March 19, 1956 (1956-03-19)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

It was one of the first Greek films to achieve international recognition (Golden Globe award).

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The film was among the six Best Foreign Language Film award winners of the 14th Golden Globe Awards.[1] It was also nominated for a Golden Palm Award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Girl In Black, a". Golden Globe Awards. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Girl in Black". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
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