Telemachus, an unhappy old man, still lives with his sister, whom he expects to restore so that he marries the woman he loves. In the end, he is persuaded by a friend to put an ad in the newspaper to find her bridegroom, without mentioning her real age and highlighting her dowry. Finally, two bridal candidates appear: A retired and a Greek-Argentine landowner...
Acting
Vasilis Logothetidis carries every scene with exasperated patriarch perfection.
Production
Mid-century Athens locations are a visual time capsule.
Director
Alekos Sakellarios
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1954 hit captures post-war Greek anxieties about emigration, dowry culture, and the 'old maid' stigma that persisted until economic modernization.
Director Sakellarios essentially invented the modern Greek commercial comedy; this film's newspaper-ad premise was later borrowed by at least three 1960s remakes across Europe.
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