Another film for the bucket list....Eleni.
It's the 1985 film adaptation of the memoir Eleni by Greek-American journalist Nicholas Gage. The film starred John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan, Linda Hunt and Glenne Headly.
It is not a perfect film, but the plot-line and acting is nothing short of superb---and all that makes up for any deficiencies in direction.
The film is told in a flashback format with Gage, played by a very young Malkovich, now living in the United States, returning to his native Greece to solve the mystery of his mother's death when he was a child.
The film looks back to the effect of the 1940s Greek Civil War on the remote Greek region of his childhood upbringing. He investigates what happened to his mother after Communist guerrillas of the Democratic Army of Greece (ΔΣΕ) invade the village of Lia.
Determined to protect her children from Communist indoctrination--in school, at work, from the blurring of traditional gender roles and so much more---she makes the ultimate sacrifice.
Both the book and the film are highly recommended.
BOOK AVAILABLE ON AMAZON HERE.
FILM AVAILABLE ON AMAZON HERE.
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MORE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR MOVIE BUCKET LIST BELOW:
It's the 1985 film adaptation of the memoir Eleni by Greek-American journalist Nicholas Gage. The film starred John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan, Linda Hunt and Glenne Headly.
It is not a perfect film, but the plot-line and acting is nothing short of superb---and all that makes up for any deficiencies in direction.
The film is told in a flashback format with Gage, played by a very young Malkovich, now living in the United States, returning to his native Greece to solve the mystery of his mother's death when he was a child.
The film looks back to the effect of the 1940s Greek Civil War on the remote Greek region of his childhood upbringing. He investigates what happened to his mother after Communist guerrillas of the Democratic Army of Greece (ΔΣΕ) invade the village of Lia.
Determined to protect her children from Communist indoctrination--in school, at work, from the blurring of traditional gender roles and so much more---she makes the ultimate sacrifice.
Both the book and the film are highly recommended.
BOOK AVAILABLE ON AMAZON HERE.
FILM AVAILABLE ON AMAZON HERE.
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MORE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR MOVIE BUCKET LIST BELOW:
--BARABBAS; CLICK HERE
--HESTER STREET; CLICK HERE
--THE SIGN OF THE CROSS 1932; MORE HERE
--BEN HUR; CLICK HERE
--IL GATTOPARDO/THE LEOPARD 1963; MORE HERE
--THE GREAT ESCAPE 1963; MORE HERE
--1943, CASABLANCA; MORE HERE
--THE SCARLET AND THE BLACK; MORE HERE
--THE GUNS OF NAVARONE; MORE HERE
--WE WERE SOLDIERS; MORE HERE
--MY SUMMER STORY; MORE HERE
--THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS; MORE HERE
--CHRISTMAS MOVIES WE RECOMMEND---AND 7 FAITH-BASED OPTIONS TOO; more here
--THE MIRACLE OF THE BELLS; MORE HERE
--NOW VOYAGER; MORE HERE
--ELENI; MORE HERE
--WUTHERING HEIGHTS; MORE HERE
--BARBAROSA; MORE HERE
--FROM HERE TO ETERNITY; MORE HERE
--(1962) THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, now more than ever; CLICK HERE
--HACKSAW RIDGE; more here
--A WONDERFUL MOVIE TO WATCH ANY TIME---BUT ESPECIALLY DURING THE "VALENTINE SEASON"--A WEDDING FOR BELLA, A.K.A. "THE BREAD, MY SWEET", SCOTT BAIO, KRISTEN MINTER; click here
--CLASSIC SERGIO LEONE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/01/yes-its-true-we-love-that-classic.html
--THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/10/on-this-day-in-1957-bridge-on-river.html
--SPARTACUS; more here
--CLASSIC SERGIO LEONE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2020/01/yes-its-true-we-love-that-classic.html
--THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/10/on-this-day-in-1957-bridge-on-river.html
--SPARTACUS; more here
--THE QUIET MAN, GO TO EverythingCroton: THE QUIET MAN, THE PERFECT ST. PATRICK'S DAY FILM
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