Orpheus Descending (1996)
January 26, 1996Release Date
Plot.
Eurydice is a singer in a group that plays in country fairs. The group is not successful and Eurydice gets convinced by a rich farmer to follow him to Athens, where he promises her that he will make her a famous singer. Things do not turn out as promised, and Eurydice returns to the band, which is very successful now, due to Orpheus, a mute clarinet player, who has joined them. The farmer comes to reclaim her by force and Eurydice gets killed in a car accident. Orpheus tries to give her life with his clarinet.
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Cast & Crew.

Vana Barba
Evridiki

Nikos Xanthopoulos
Alekos Dralos

Vana Barba
Evridiki

Michalis Papagellidis
Orfeas

Christos Kalavrouzos
Panos

Dimitris Aspiotis

Giannis Astrinakis

Menelaos Ntaflos

Vangelis Dimitriou

Mihalis Giannatos

Nelli Gini

Antonia Gouvi

Thimios Papadopoulos
Composer

Elias Kostandakopoulos
Cinematographer

Takis Zervoulakos
Cinematographer

George Zervoulakos
Writer / Director

Nikiforos Markakis
Writer

Kostas Raftopoulos
Editor

Takis Hrysikakos

Magda Shaleva

Christos Sapountzis

Dimitris Poulikakos

Petar Popyordanov

Panos Papakyriakopoulos
Details.
Release DateJanuary 26, 1996
Original NameΜε τον Ορφέα τον Αύγουστο
StatusReleased
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