The Idlers of the Fertile Valley (1978)
1h 58m
Running Time
October 1, 1978Release Date
The Idlers of the Fertile Valley (1978)
1h 58m
Running Time
October 1, 1978Release Date
Plot.
In this black comedy, the men in a lovely mansion slowly give in to a kind of terminal sloth after they are freed from the need to actually work. The father takes to his bed after his hernia acts up and never leaves it. Of his three sons, only one wants to do much about leaving, and he does in fact cross the front threshold of the house with his lover, who is also the maid. However, before he has gotten very far, he is very tired, and goes to sleep where he stands. One of the sons outdoes them all by sleeping literally all the time. He is not in a coma -- he is just very, very lazy and tired. Some critics have viewed this film as a sharply delineated social satire.
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Cast & Crew.
Olga Karlatos
Sofia
George Dialegmenos
Sakis
Dimitris Poulikakos
Nikos
Nikitas Tsakiroglou
Giannis
Nikos Panayotopoulos
Director
Albert Cossery
Writer
Andreas Bellis
Cinematographer
Thanassis Arvanitis
Sound Mixer
Giorgos Triandafyllou
Editor
Gustav Mahler
Music
Vasilis Diamantopoulos
Father
Kostas Sfikas
Man with dog
Dionysis Fotopoulos
Art Direction
Giorgos Stamou
Colorist
Stavros Partheniadis
Boom Operator
Marianna Spanoudakis
Production Director
Manousos Manousakis
Assistant Director
Nikos Ahladis
Sound Recordist
Vittorio Pietra
Title Designer
Notis Adam
Still Photographer
Nikos Paizanos
Assistant Camera
Panagiotis Nikitopoulos
Machinist
Sokratis Savvas
Electrician
Andreas Ahladis
Boom Operator
Eleni Alexandraki
Script
Pavlos Mihail
Assistant Director
Mary Koutsouri
Assistant Director
Fani Tabosi
Makeup Artist
Antonis Hristidis
Electrician
Mihalis Manioudakis
Title Designer
Thanassis Koniaris
Ivi Mavridi
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1978
Original NameΟι Τεμπέληδες της Εύφορης Κοιλάδας
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Genres
Wiki.
The Idlers of the Fertile Valley (Greek: Οι Τεμπέληδες της εύφορης κοιλάδας; I tembelides tis eforis kiladas) is a Greek film directed by Nikos Panayotopoulos. It won the Golden Leopard at the 1978 Locarno International Film Festival.