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A Girl in Black

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A Girl in Black
The film poster
Directed byMichael Cacoyannis
Written byMihalis Kakogiannis (Michael Cacoyannis)
Produced byHermes Film
StarringEllie Lambeti
Dimitris Horn
Giorgos Foundas
Eleni Zafeiriou
CinematographyWalter Lassally
Edited byEmilios Proveleggios
Music byArghyris Kounadis
Release date
  • 1956(1956)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek

A Girl in Black(Greek:Το Κορίτσι με τα Μαύρα) is a 1956Greekdramatic film by the Cypriot directorMichael CacoyannisstarringDimitris HornandEllie Lambeti.The film takes place on the Greek island ofHydra,where two Athenian visitors become entangled in local feuds after one of them falls in love with a local girl.

It was one of the first Greek films to achieve international recognition (Golden Globe award).

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Awards

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The film was among the six Best Foreign Language Film award winners of the14th Golden Globe Awards.[1]It was also nominated for aGolden Palm Awardat the1956 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

References

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  1. ^"Girl In Black, a".Golden Globe Awards.Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-08-02.Retrieved2009-01-15.
  2. ^"Festival de Cannes: The Girl in Black".festival-cannes.com.Retrieved2009-02-03.
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