''Learn How to Read and Write, Son'' () is a 1981
Greek
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Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
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drama/comedy film directed by
Thodoros Maragos
Thodoros Maragos or Marangos (; born 1944, Filiatra) is a Greek film director. His work spans film, TV and documentaries.
He is best known for his film ''Learn How to Read and Write, Son'' (in Greek: Μάθε παιδί μου γράμματα), a ...
and starring
Vasilis Diamantopoulos,
Nikos Kalogeropoulos,
Kostas Tsakonas and
Anna Mantzourani.
Plot
The story is set in a mountain village in
Arcadia (the movie was filmed in
Stemnitsa
Stemnitsa () is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Trikolonoi, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Trikolonoi. Stemnitsa is a traditional settlement and is considered one of the most beautiful vill ...
,
Dimitsana
Dimitsana () is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit ...
and the surrounding areas) shortly after the
Metapolitefsi
The Metapolitefsi (, , " regime change") was a period in modern Greek history from the fall of the Ioannides military junta of 1973–74 to the transition period shortly after the 1974 legislative elections.
The metapolitefsi was ignited by ...
(the fall of the
military junta of 1967–74). The unveiling of a monument to those who died during the Occupation (World War II) stirs up the village, because the name of a communist partisan who was killed was omitted. Periklis (V. Diamantopoulos), a conservative high school teacher, comes to clash with his wife and his two sons over whether Chrysanthi and her family have a right to put a wreath in memory of the partisan.
Awards
The film won three awards at the
1981 Thessaloniki Film Festival:
Cast
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Vasilis Diamantopoulos ..... ''Pericles Papachristoforos''
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Anna Mantzourani ..... ''Elpida Papachristoforou''
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Kostas Tsakonas ..... ''Demosthenes Papachristoforos''
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Nikos Kalogeropoulos ..... ''Socrates Papachristoforos''
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Christos Kalavrouzos ..... ''Kanavos''
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Dimos Avdeliodis .....
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Giorgos Vrasivanopoulos
References
External links
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1981 films
1980s Greek-language films
1981 comedy films
Greek comedy films
Greek-language comedy films
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