Gamos sto Perithorio (1989)

Plot Summary

An 80-year-old widower, Mr. Elias, goes to his village (Perithorio, where he had been president of the community for twenty-four consecutive years) to vote in the municipal elections. There he meets his childhood sweetheart (Fotini, also a widow). Their youthful engagement had been broken off due to a misunderstanding, but now their love is rekindled and they are considering marriage, despite the opposition of Fotini's daughter. When one day the village madman announces their rendezvous, the elderly couple, panicked, take the bus and flee to Drama. There they spend carefree, tender moments, but Mr. Elias' son, Aristides, finds them and forces them to return. However, the big decision has already been made, and when Mr. Elias' pension for former mayors and community presidents comes through, nothing can stop the couple anymore. Fotini comes to Athens and, together with Elias, they visit her grandson.

Full Cast & Characters

Aleka Paizi

Foteini Gaziadou

Stavros Xenidis

Ilias Stefanidis

Dinos Avgoustidis

Lefteris

Yiota Festa

Tina

Vangelis Kazan

Aristeidis

Olga Tournaki

Evlabia

Nikos Garofallou

Stathis

Eleni Mavromati

Eleni

Tasos Palatzidis

Panagiotis

Agapios Agapiou

Aristeidis (Neos)

Elena Akrita

Herself

Alekos Alexandris

Director & Crew

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