And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband

And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband
*Η δε γυνή να φοβήται τον άντρα*
And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband; Η δε γυνή να φοβήται τον άντρα
Directed by	George Tzavellas
Written by	George Tzavellas
Starring	Maro Kontou; Giorgos Konstantinou
Cinematography	Nikos Gardelis
Music by	Kostas Kapnisis
Release date	28 June 1965;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband (Greek: Η δε γυνή να φοβήται τον άνδρα) is a 1965 Greek comedy film. The film won the best director award in 1st Chicago International Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

Antonis and Eleni are an unmarried couple, which live in a traditional neighbourhood in Athens. Society being what it is, living together for so long without being married has marginalized Eleni made her the target of gossip and mistreatment in the neighborhood. Antonis is a literate employee of a ministry but Eleni is an illiterate younger woman from a poor family. Due to the social divide between them, Antonis underrates Eleni and treats her like a slave. Nevertheless, she carries on loving him and serving him. After the sudden death of one of his friends, Antonis is shaken and realizes he needs to marry Eleni so that she’s provided for should something happen to him. But things change after their marriage. Eleni is now officially his wife, and with the aid of his friends’ wives starts to have more demands and she claims equality. Antonis, used to being treated like the master of the house, doesn't put up with the new situation and asks for a divorce. Several years later the two former spouses meet in their old house which is being demolished. Antonis has long realized how good his life with Eleni was and how unfairly and selfishly he had acted. They reminisce their time together and decide to give their relationship another chance. The film features a balanced mix of humour with emotion and nostalgia, also filled with the beautiful pictures of Athens in those years.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Maro Kontou - Eleni Kokovikou
Giorgos Konstantinou - Antonis Kokovikos
Despo Diamantidou - Bebeka
Stavros Xenidis - Haralabos
Katerina Gogou - Pagona
Dimitris Kallivokas - Iason Panginaropoulos
Lili Papayanni - Katina
Tasso Kavadia - Aglaia Papamitrou
Nassos Kedrakas - Mikes
Kaiti Lambropoulou - Maro
Despoina Nikolaidou - Klara Panginaropoulou
Nikos Filipopoulos - Themistocles

Awards

List of awards and nominations^[1]
Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
1st Chicago International Film Festival	Best Director	George Tzavellas	Won

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "And Let the Woman Fear her Husband". tainiothiki.gr. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ "Η δε γυνή να φοβήται τον άνδρα". entertainment.in.gr. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

External links

And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband at IMDb

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[tainiothiki-1] "And Let the Woman Fear her Husband". tainiothiki.gr. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[2] "Η δε γυνή να φοβήται τον άνδρα". entertainment.in.gr. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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