Released Date:
1966-12-01
Languages:
Greek
Countries:
Greece
Runtime:
88 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (440 Reviews)
Director:
Nikos KoundourosLongus (play)
Kostas Sfikas
Theokritos (play)
Vasilis Vasilikos
Parallel stories of Eros set in 200 B.C. Nomadic shepherds, plagued by drought, happen on a fishing encampment with plentiful fresh water. The local men are away but will return when it rains; the shepherds stay to refresh their flock until the rain comes. A shepherd lad and a local girl, both on the verge of puberty, start a mating dance. Also, one of the shepherds approaches a beautiful local woman, inviting her to sleep with him. How will she respond? She's married, her husband at sea for the week. Is love forever or temporary? A subtext dramatizes the capture of fish, birds, foxes, and other animals: their fates seem arbitrary.
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