Maria in Silence

Name: I Maria tis siopis
Genre: Drama
Released: 1973-01-01
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Alekos Alexandrakis, Pantelis Zervos

Original title: I Maria tis siopis

1973
1h 25m

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5.0/10

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Alekos Alexandrakis, Aliki Vougiouklaki, and Pantelis Zervos in Maria in Silence (1973)

Drama

Shunned as a pariah for being deaf, Maria's silent beauty has caught the eye of the isle's most influential member, whose disgusting romantic advances lead to vicious sexual assault. Can the... Read allShunned as a pariah for being deaf, Maria's silent beauty has caught the eye of the isle's most influential member, whose disgusting romantic advances lead to vicious sexual assault. Can the community's new teacher furnish a shred of hope?Shunned as a pariah for being deaf, Maria's silent beauty has caught the eye of the isle's most influential member, whose disgusting romantic advances lead to vicious sexual assault. Can the community's new teacher furnish a shred of hope?

Director
- Giannis Dalianidis
Writers
- Petros Athinaios
- Elmer Harris
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.0/10

504

YOUR RATING

Director
- Giannis Dalianidis
Writers
- Petros Athinaios
- Elmer Harris
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Although in the movie credits there was no reference whatsoever to the original play or film of Elmer Harris "Johnny Belinda" (1948), nowadays, at the official website of the production company Finos Film, it is stated that "The screenplay of the movie reminds heavily the Hollywood film Johnny Belinda".

Connections
Referenced in Peninta-peninta: Episode #1.3 (2005)

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9/10

Underrated film; Greek cinema at its best

Aliki Vougiouglaki plays a character who lost her hearing as a child and has no communication skills, until a teacher new to the area crosses her path and falls for her, teaching her how to sign.

If you want a Greek film that can bring you to tears, this film will do just that. A digitally remastered DVD print is available in Greece, and I say it is well worth having a copy. Don't accept imitations sourced from rotten old film to VHS, where the film is as shonky as a 1920s silent movie and the colour is overpowered by green emulsion. I researched about this by the way - colour film will degrade if not looked after properly.

The DVD also includes vital scenes not shown in the widely bootlegged VHS tape, cut possibly due to film erosion.