In Thebes in ancient Greece, King Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother Jocasta, having two sons - Eteocles and Polyneices - and two daughters - Ismene and Antigone. King Oedipus dies a beggar in the exile after gouging out his own eye, and Eteocle agrees to reign in Thebes in alternating...
A young and pretty girl, Violeta, is in love with a kind young artist, Alekos. The feelings are mutual, but the two young people have to face a severe old maid, aunt Pinelopi.
Spiridon Peresiadis (1864 - 1918) was one of the best writers of the dramatic idylls and mountain adventure genre that flourished into the late nineteenth century in Greece. In 1894, Peresiadis wrote Golfo, a story of love, jealousy and betrayal. In a village near Mount Helmos where the waters of...
To help her sick mother, a girl is hired for what she believes to be a simple delivery service. That will cause her serious problems with her boyfriend and with justice.
Through the narration of a tenant of a block of flats on 288 Stournara street, we watch the everyday stories of people living in the city, their problems, their comic situations and their love affairs.
A guileless peasant with a heart of gold enlists in the prestigious Hellenic Special Forces and finds himself neck-deep in trouble when his superior entrusts him to keep an eye on his beloved only daughter.
The melodramatic story of Virginia, an ill young woman in love with her wood-carver husband. One day, she has a miscarriage and her health requires monitoring and care. A cousin of hers, Liola, comes from the village and takes it upon hershelf to look after her cousin. Between the latter young...
To locate the heir of $500,000, an affluent Greek-American places an announcement in the newspaper, and hundreds of potential plutocrats start flocking to the city. Will he ever find the lucky one? Is love more important than money?
