Daphnis and Chloe (1931)

1h 8m
Running Time

June 27, 1931
Release Date

Daphnis and Chloe (1931)

1h 8m
Running Time

June 27, 1931
Release Date

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Plot.

In Lesvos, shepherd Lamonas someday finds an abandoned baby boy suckling a goat and adopts it, and names him Daphnis. Around the same time, another shepherd, Dryantas, finds too an abandoned baby girl and adopts it, naming her Chloe. Daphnis and Chloe grow together and, passing the threshold of puberty feel the buzz of first love. They do not know yet what is happening to them, until a beautiful woman who desires Daphnis, initiates him into the secrets of love. Daphnis in turn initiates Chloe, too. In the meantime, it is revealed that Daphnis is the son of Lord Dionysiofani, and Chloe daughter of a ruler of the island, Megacles.

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Release Date
June 27, 1931

Original Name
Δάφνις και Χλόη

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 8m

Filming Locations
Greece

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This Movie Is About.

silent film
based on novel or book
ancient greece

Wiki.

Daphnis and Chloe (Greek: Δάφνις και Χλόη), is a 1931 Greek romance film written and directed by Orestis Laskos, based on the namesake novel of the 2nd-century writer Longus. It is sometimes said to be the first European film containing nude scenes. The 1897 film by George Méliès After The Ball was much earlier, but uses simulated nudity via use of body stockings.The film was shot in different areas on the island of Lesvos namely Mytilini and Agiasos. The Nymph scenes were shot at Lake Vouliagmeni in Corinth. The original silent film negatives were burned. There were talking copies produced after the 1940s one was found in the United States with English subtitles and speech. The Greek film library conservation and restoration department in collaboration with the original director's supervision restored the silent film to its original quality.The film was made at the height of the Greek film era between 1925 and 1935. During this time over forty feature films were produced in Greece. The Greek film was also one of the first script-written films for cinema and adapted from the Ancient Greek story by Lungos. Famous Greek actor Kimon Spathopoulos contributed his knowledge as a make-up artist.

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