A Girl in Black

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A Girl in Black is a 1956 Greek drama film, set on a remote island, that explores themes of social oppression and forbidden love.

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instanceOf Greek drama film
film
award Best Director Award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival (for Michael Cacoyannis)
basedOn original screenplay
blackAndWhite true
character Marina NERFINISHED
Pavlos NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Walter Lassally NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Greece
director Michael Cacoyannis NERFINISHED
distributionFormat theatrical release
distributor Finos Film NERFINISHED
era post-World War II Greece
festivalScreening Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Hydra, Greece NERFINISHED
filmMovement postwar Greek cinema
genre drama film
hasCriticalReception critically acclaimed
hasHomeMediaRelease DVD
VHS
hasPosterColorScheme black and white imagery
hasProtagonist young woman dressed in black
hasSubgenre melodrama
hasTitleInGreek Το Κορίτσι με τα Μαύρα NERFINISHED
musicBy Manos Hatzidakis NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus romantic relationship constrained by social norms
notableFor early collaboration between Michael Cacoyannis and Walter Lassally
portrayal of conservative island society
originalLanguage Greek
partOf Greek cinema
producer Michael Cacoyannis NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1950s
releaseYear 1956
runtime approximately 100 minutes
screenedAt 1956 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
screenwriter Michael Cacoyannis NERFINISHED
setting remote Greek island
starring Dimitris Horn NERFINISHED
Elli Lambeti NERFINISHED
Notis Peryalis NERFINISHED
Stefanos Stratigos NERFINISHED
Yannis Argyris NERFINISHED
theme class differences
forbidden love
patriarchal society
social conventions
social oppression

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Michael Cacoyannis directed A Girl in Black