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''Girls in the Sun'' ( el, Κορίτσια στον Ήλιο, translit. ''Koritsia ston Ilio'') is a 1968 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
Vasilis Georgiadis Vasilis Georgiadis ( el, Βασίλης Γεωργιάδης; 12 August 1921 – 30 April 2000) was a Greek film director and actor. His films '' The Red Lanterns'' (1963) and ''Blood on the Land'' (1966) were nominated for the Academy Award f ...
. The film was selected as the Greek entry for the
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at the
42nd Academy Awards The 42nd Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. For the second year in a row, there was no official host. Awards were presented by seventeen "Friends of Oscar": Bob Hope, John ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was nominated for the
Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is a Golden Globe Award presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Until 1986, it was known as the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film, meaning that any non-American film coul ...
.


Plot

A young English tourist called Annabel meets a Greek shepherd during her vacation on a Greek Island. On their first encounter in a field, the shepherd approaches Annabel wanting to give her some almonds but scared of his rustic and rough appearance she misunderstands his intentions and runs away. Soon, he is found in prison accused of the supposed rape of Annabel. She regrets overreacting and tries to persuade the authorities to release him. Gradually, they fall in love and after being released from prison he follows her to Athens but she must return home and it seems that their innocent love doesn't have a future.


Cast

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Giannis Voglis Giannis Voglis ( el, Γιάννης Βόγλης; 30 September 1937 – 20 April 2016) was a Greek actor. Biography Voglis was born in Athens and he studied at Pelos Katselis' drama academy. His father was from Asia Minor and his mother from ...
as The Shepherd *
Anne Lonnberg Anne Lonnberg (born 17 February 1948) is an American actress and singer of Swedish descent. Life and career Lonnberg was born in Berkeley, California to a Swedish father. She began her acting career in 1965, starring mostly in Greek films. Sh ...
as Annabel Stone * Kostas Bakas as Police Officer * Miranta Myrat as Mrs. Fragopoulou * Vangelis Kazan as Hotel Receptionist * Elpida Braoudaki as Annabel's Friend * Vagelis Sakainas as Giorgos


Awards


See also

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List of submissions to the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non- English-speaking film ...
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List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Greece has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United ...


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* 1968 films Greek drama films 1960s Greek-language films 1968 drama films Films directed by Vasilis Georgiadis {{Greece-film-stub