''A Matter of Dignity'' (,
translit. To teleftaio psema) is a 1958 Greek
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Michael Cacoyannis
Michalis Kakogiannis (; ; 11 June 1922 – 25 July 2011), usually credited as Michael Cacoyannis or Michael Yannis, was a Greek Cypriot filmmaker, theatre director, and playwright. He is best known for writing, directing, producing, and e ...
. It was entered into the
1958 Cannes Film Festival
The 11th Cannes Film Festival took place from 2 to 18 May 1958. French writer Marcel Achard served as Jury President for the main competition.
The '' Palme d'Or'' was awarded to '' The Cranes Are Flying'' by Mikhail Kalatozov.
Juries
The follo ...
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Plot
The Pellas are magnates who face financial ruin. Desperate to conceal the dire straits they are in and maintain their social status, they plan to marry their beautiful daughter Chloe off to a wealthy, dull middle-aged man. Caught between caring for her family and her doomed love for her young but poor boyfriend, Chloe flees to her retired nanny.
Cast
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Ellie Lambeti
Ellie Loukou (; 13 April 1926 – 3 September 1983), known professionally as Ellie Lambeti (), was a Greek actress.
Family
Lambeti was born in 1926 in the village of Vilia, Attiki, to Kostas Loukos and Anastasia Stamati. She had six sibli ...
as Chloe Pella
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Athena Michailidou as Roxanni Pella
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Eleni Zafeiriou
Eleni Zafeiriou (; 1916 – 2 September 2004) was a Greek film actress. She appeared in 108 films between 1951 and 1996. She was born in Larissa, Greece, and died in Athens.
Filmography In film
* ''Bitter Bread'' (1951)
* ''Dead City (film), D ...
as Katerina
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Giorgos Pappas as Kleon Pellas (as Georgios Pappas)
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Michalis Nikolinakos as Galanos
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Dimitris Papamichael
Dimitris Papamichael ( ; 29 August 1934 - 8 August 2004) was a popular Greek actor and director. In 1965, he married Aliki Vougiouklaki
Aliki Stamatina Vougiouklaki (Greek: Αλίκη Σταματίνα Βουγιουκλάκη Greek pronunc ...
as Markos
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Minas Christidis as Nikos Dritsas
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Vasilis Kailas as Vasilakis (as Vasilakis Kailas)
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Zorz Sarri
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Despo Diamantidou
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Mary Chronopoulou
Mary Chronopoulou (; 16 July 1933 – 6 October 2023) was a Greek actress. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1960s.
Life and career
Mary Chronopoulou was born in Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of ...
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Despoina Nikolaidou
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Dimitris Hoptiris
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Dimitra Zeza
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Nikos Fermas
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Nikos Kourkoulos
References
External links
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1958 films
1958 drama films
Greek drama films
1950s Greek films
1950s Greek-language films
Films directed by Michael Cacoyannis
Films scored by Manos Hatzidakis
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