''The Lovers Arrive'' ( el, Ο Ζηλιαρόγατος) is a
1956
Events
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Greek
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black and white comedy
film made by
Anzervos and based on a theatrical play ''
O erastis erhete'' (''Ο εραστής έρχεται'') by
Georgios Roussos Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work").
It is one of the most ...
. It was directed and written by
Giorgos Tzavellas.
Plot
Mina arrives from
Patras to visit her cousin LEla. On their way to Lela's house Lela confesses that her husband, Potis, doesn't pay much attention to her and their marriage due to his work in as an owner of a soap manufacturing factory. Then Mina advises Lela to let Potis understand that she had an affair with someone called Pipis (diminutive of Spyros
r Spyrus. In the start, he doesn't realise the game that Lela plays, but after he meets with his best man Markos, who has just learnt that his wife had a relationship with another man, Potis changes his mind and starts to be suspicious of his wife. After the collection of some "clues" and the "precious" advice by Markos, he concludes that the lover of his wife is his neighbour Spyros. Spyros has a very jealous wife, Jenny, and when Lela tells Potis that she aims to go on an excursion in Zoumperi, and Spyrus goes to Thebes for a professional affair, Potis thinks he will surprise Spyros and Lela and proves that his wife has a lover. So he collaborates with envious Jenny and they put a recorder in Spyros' car to record Lela's and Spyros dialogue. But instead the recorder catches a dialogue between Jenny and Potis and now he and Jenny seem to be lovers! But the next morning Markos, Potis and Spyros meet at a cafe and the truth is revealed. Markos was responsible because he was cinemaholic and he thought that what happened in the films he watched happened also in the real life. Lastly, Mina has a wedding proposal by phone, she leaves for Patras to marry, Spyros and Jenny go to Thebes together, and Markos and his wife return home, all these with Spyros' car. And Lela and Potis love each other again and they together close the door of the garden with Potis promising not to forget her and their marriage again due to the soaps.
Cast
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Vassilis Logothetidis
Vasilis Logothetidis (Greek: Βασίλης Λογοθετίδης; 1897 – 20 February 1960) was a Greek comedian. He is considered one of the most significant modern Greek actors.
Logothetidis was born as Vasilis Tavlaridis (Βασίλης Τ ...
..... Potis Antonopoulos
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Ilya Livykou ..... Lela Antonopoulou
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Vangelis Protopappas ..... Markos Manolopoulos
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Smaro Stefanidou ..... Mina Moutsopoulou
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Lambros Konstantaras
Lambros Konstantaras (13 March 1913 – 28 June 1985) was a Greek film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1940 and 1981. He was born and died in Athens.
Biography
He was born in 1913, in Kolonaki, Athens. He studied acting in Paris an ...
..... Spyros Argyriou
* Kaiti Lambropoulou ..... Jenny Argyriou
* Kyveli Theochari ..... Kiki Manolopoulou
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Nikos Rizos
Nikos Rizos ( el, Νίκος Ρίζος; 30 September 1924, in Peta – 20 April 1999, in Athens) was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. He and his wife Elsa had one son.
Career
Rizos began his career with ''Anthrop ...
..... Mistos
* Taigeti ..... Ms. Kokkinou
* Antigone Koukouli ..... Katina
* Nikos Kazis ..... Pipis
See also
*
List of Greek films
External links
*
O ziliarogatos at cine.gr
1956 films
1956 comedy films
1950s Greek-language films
Films scored by Manos Hatzidakis
Greek comedy films
Greek black-and-white films
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