Stella

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Stella is a 1955 Greek drama film directed by Michael Cacoyannis, renowned for its tragic story of a fiercely independent woman and its iconic performance by Melina Mercouri.

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instanceOf Greek drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn play Stella with the Red Gloves ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
cinematography Walter Lassally ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Greece ⓘ
director Michael Cacoyannis ⓘ
distributor Finos Film ⓘ
filmFestivalScreening Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
hasAwardNomination Cannes Film Festival award ⓘ
hasOriginalScore true ⓘ
hasTheme conflict with social norms ⓘ
female independence ⓘ
love and tragedy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Greek ⓘ
leadActor Melina Mercouri ⓘ
leadActorCharacter Stella ⓘ
leadCharacterOccupation singer ⓘ
leadCharacterTrait fiercely independent ⓘ
musicBy Manos Hadjidakis ⓘ
notableFor iconic performance by Melina Mercouri ⓘ
portrayal of a fiercely independent female protagonist ⓘ
originalLanguage Greek ⓘ
partOf Greek cinema classics ⓘ
plotSummary Story of a fiercely independent woman who refuses to conform to traditional expectations, leading to a tragic end ⓘ
producer Michael Cacoyannis ⓘ
productionCompany Finos Film ⓘ
releaseDecade 1950s ⓘ
releaseYear 1955 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 97 ⓘ
screenwriter Michael Cacoyannis ⓘ
settingLocation Athens ⓘ
starring Alekos Alexandrakis ⓘ
Giorgos Fountas ⓘ
Melina Mercouri ⓘ
Vassilis Diamantopoulos ⓘ
titleCharacter Stella ⓘ
yearOfCannesScreening 1955 ⓘ

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