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The Lake of Sighs (1959) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1959 · 82 mins · Greek
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- Directed by
- Grigoris Grigoriou
- Starring
- Irene Papas, Dimitris Kalivokas, Vangelis Kazan, Andreas Barkoulis, Eleni Zafeiriou, Andreas Zisimatos
Early 19th‑century Ioannina, under Ottoman rule, is overseen by the harsh governor Ali Pasas. His eldest son Muchtar falls for Greek widow Frosyni, but is already married to the cruel Chanice. An affair with a married man is punishable by death, still under Muslim law. All of Greece lives under Turkish domination, intensifying the region’s turmoil.
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