''A Matter of Dignity'' ( el, Το τελευταίο ψέμα, 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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Michael Cacoyannis Michael Cacoyannis ( el, Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης, ''Michalis Kakogiannis''; 11 June 1922 – 25 July 2011), sometimes credited as Michael Yannis, was a Greek Cypriots, Greek Cypriot theatre and film director, writer, produce ...

. It was entered into the

1958 Cannes Film Festival The 11th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 18 May 1958. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Letyat zhuravli'' by Mikhail Kalatozov. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1958 competition: Feature films *Marcel Achard (Fran ...

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

Ellie Lambeti Ellie Loukou ( el, Έλλη Λούκου; 13 April 1926 – 3 September 1983), known professionally as Ellie Lambeti ( el, Έλλη Λαμπέτη), was a Greek actress. Family Lambeti was born in 1926 in the village of Vilia, Attiki, to Kos ...

as Chloe Pella *

Athena Michailidou Athena Michailidou ( el, Αθηνά Μιχαηλίδου, 1918 - 9 December 2001) was a Greek actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1958 to 1982. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Michailid ...

as Roxanni Pella * Eleni Zafeiriou as Katerina * Giorgos Pappas as Kleon Pellas (as Georgios Pappas) * Michalis Nikolinakos as Galanos *

Dimitris Papamichael Dimitris Papamichael ( el, Δημήτρης Παπαμιχαήλ ; 1934–2004) was a popular Greek actor and director. In 1965, he married Aliki Vougiouklaki, the so-called "national star" of Greece. The star couple remained married for a decad ...

as Markos * Minas Christidis as Nikos Dritsas * Vasilis Kailas as Vasilakis (as Vasilakis Kailas) * Zorz Sarri *

Despo Diamantidou Despoina "Despo" Diamantidou ( el, Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου; 13 July 1916 – 18 February 2004) was a Greek actress. She appeared in more than seventy films from 1949 to 2003. She played Tatiana in Alan King's summer replacement sitcom, ' ...

Mary Chronopoulou Mary Chronopoulou ( el, Μαίρη Χρονοπούλου; 16 July 1933) is a Greek actress. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1960s. She starred in many films, 16 of which were produced by Finos Film. She is one of the main protago ...

* Despoina Nikolaidou * Dimitris Hoptiris * Dimitra Zeza * Nikos Fermas *

Nikos Kourkoulos Nikos Kourkoulos ( el, Νίκος Κούρκουλος; December 5, 1934 in Athens, Greece – January 30, 2007) was a highly respected Greek theatrical and film performer, one of the most talented and recognizable actors in Greece of modern tim ...

References

External links

* 1958 films 1958 drama films Greek drama films 1950s Greek-language films Films directed by Michael Cacoyannis Films scored by Manos Hatzidakis {{Greece-film-stub