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The Red Lanterns
The Red Lanterns
Directed by	Vasilis Georgiadis
Written by	Alekos Galanos
Produced by	Theophanis Damaskinos; Victor Michaelides
Starring	Tzeni Karezi; George Foundas; Mary Chronopoulou; Dimitris Papamichael; Manos Katrakis; Alexandra Lydikou; Despo Diamantidou; Katerina Helmi; Phaedon Georgitsis; Notis Pergialis; Eleni Anousaki
Cinematography	Nikos Gardelis
Music by	Stavros Xarchakos
Release date	December 2, 1963;
Running time	132 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

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The Red Lanterns (Greek: Τα κόκκινα φανάρια, translit. Ta Kokkina fanaria) is a 1963 Greek drama film directed by Vasilis Georgiadis and based on a play by Alekos Galanos. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^[1] It was also entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Plot

The film begins with a happy couple, Eleni and Petros, at an amusement park in Athens, celebrating their affair. Some time later, Eleni and Petros are together again on a beautiful day, but she has to go, so she leaves for her secret workplace: The Red Lanterns.

There, Eleni and many other girls work as prostitutes. They stray from God's path, but they are sensitive and kindhearted. Each of them has her own story: Eleni, the protagonist, originates from Romania and travelled to Greece looking for a better life; however, because of choices she has made, she is now the most famous of the prostitutes. Anna is a young woman in love with Captain Nicholas. She has a child with him, but he doesn't know. Mary (Mairi Chronopoulou) is the eldest of them and the most "masculine" in manners. A young customer named Angelos falls in love with her, and soon they begin a passionate love affair. Marina, a girl from a village far away from Athens, is madly in love with Doris, her "manager." All of them work in the home of Madam Pari (Despo Diamantidou), a professional madam and former prostitute herself. Katerina is a kindhearted, poor, abused, and ignored cleaning woman and servant there. She is married to an old man who is institutionalized. Michalis is Eleni's "manager" and also in love with her; however, she hates him.

Soon, another woman joins their "home." Myrsine is a 16-year-old girl who becomes one of them after being pursued by a cop. Michalis tries to seduce her but doesn't succeed. After Captain Nicholas leaves, Anna tells Helen that she has a child with him and that no one knows. Anna then tells her son Alex the truth about his father and waits for Captain Nicholas' return. On Christmas Eve, Angelos proposes to Mary, but she laughingly rejects him. Doris leaves Marina, who is crying and screaming, threatening to kill herself.

Eleni arrives at the Christmas party after having had a romantic dinner with Petros. Petros follows her, and when he discovers her secret, he beats her. Crying, she tries to explain everything, but he leaves crying, too. After everything that's happened, The Red Lanterns close down. Anna awaits a letter from Captain Nicholas, but she discovers that the entire Eternal Ship crew, including Captain Nicholas, died in a storm. Mary, Marina, and Myrsine try to find a place of their own so they can continue working. Michalis once again tries to seduce Eleni, but she and Petros reunite and are happier than ever. The movie ends with Katerina leaving the Red Lanterns with her husband, poor but happy. He asks her, "Isn't life beautiful?" to which she responds, "It's fine."

Cast

Tzeni Karezi - Eleni Nicoleskou
Giorgos Foundas - Michailos
Dimitris Papamichael - Petros
Alexandra Ladikou - Anna Georganta
Manos Katrakis - Captain Nicholas
Mary Chronopoulou - Mary Pana
Phaedon Georgitsis - Angelos
Despo Diamantidou - Madam Pari
Eleni Anousaki - Myrsine
Katerina Helmy - Marina Georgiadou
Kostas Kourtis - Doris
Yro Kyriakaki - Katerina
Notis Peryalis - old man

References

^ "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
^ "Festival de Cannes: The Red Lanterns". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-28.

External links

The Red Lanterns at IMDb

[Oscars1964-1] "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-03.

[festival-cannes.com-2] "Festival de Cannes: The Red Lanterns". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-28.

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  | name=The Red Lanterns
- | image=[[File:Ta kokkina fanaria.png|thumb| ]]
+ | image=
+ | caption=
- | caption="Les Lanternes Rouges" is the poster made for "Ta Kokkina Fanaria" for the Cannes Film Festival in 1963.
  | director=[[Vasilis Georgiadis]]
  | writer=Alekos Galanos
  | producer=Theophanis Damaskinos<br>Victor Michaelides
- | starring=[[Tzeni Karezi]]<br>George Foundas<br>Mary Chronopoulou<br>[[Dimitris Papamichael]]<br>[[Manos Katrakis]]<br>Alexandra Lydikou<br>Despo Diamantidou<br>Katerina Helmi<br>Phaedon Georgitsis<br>Notis Pergialis<br>Eleni Anousaki
+ | starring=[[Tzeni Karezi]]<br>George Foundas<br>[[Mary Chronopoulou]]<br>[[Dimitris Papamichael]]<br>[[Manos Katrakis]]<br>Alexandra Lydikou<br>Despo Diamantidou<br>Katerina Helmi<br>Phaedon Georgitsis<br>Notis Pergialis<br>Eleni Anousaki
  | music=[[Stavros Xarchakos]]
  | cinematography=Nikos Gardelis
  | editing=
- | distributor=[[Times Film Corporation]] [[United States|USA]]
+ | distributor=
  | runtime= 132 minutes
  | country= Greece
  | language= Greek
  | budget=
- | released= 1963
+ | released= {{film date|1963|12|2}}
    }}
-'''''The Red Lanterns''''' ({{lang-el|Τα κόκκινα φανάρια}}, {{translit|Ta Kokkina fanaria}}) is a 1963 Greek [[drama film]] directed by [[Vasilis Georgiadis]] and based on a play by [[Alekos Galanos]]. It was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].<ref name="Oscars1964">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/36th-winners.html |title=The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2011-11-03|work=oscars.org}}</ref> It was also entered into the [[1964 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2946/year/1964.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Red Lanterns |accessdate=2009-02-28|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
+'''''The Red Lanterns''''' ({{lang-el|Τα κόκκινα φανάρια}}, [[Transliteration|translit.]]&nbsp;Ta Kokkina fanaria) is a 1963 Greek [[drama film]] directed by [[Vasilis Georgiadis]] and based on a play by [[Alekos Galanos]]. It was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].<ref name="Oscars1964">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1964 |title=The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2011-11-03|work=oscars.org}}</ref> It was also entered into the [[1964 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2946/year/1964.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Red Lanterns |accessdate=2009-02-28|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
+The film begins with a happy couple, Eleni and Petros, at an amusement park in Athens, celebrating their affair. Some time later, Eleni and Petros are together again on a beautiful day, but she has to go, so she leaves for her secret workplace: The Red Lanterns.
-The film begins with a happy couple of two young people Eleni and Petros at the Luna Park of Athens celebrating their love. Much time later Eleni leaves Petros after a beautiful day and goes to her secret work world:The Red Lanterns. There Eleni and many other girls work as prostitutes. They look outsider of the God's Road but they are sensitive and have great souls. Every one has her own story: Eleni, the main protagonist is from Romania and travelled to Greece for a better life but because of her choices she is now the most famous of the prostitutes, Anna, she is a young woman in love with Captain Nicholas, she has a child with him without his knowledge, Mary, she is the eldest of them, a young customer named Angelos falls in love with her and quickly they begin a passionate love affair and Marina a girl from a village far away from Athens and also she is madly in love with Dorys her ''manager''. All of them work to the home of Madam Pari a professional in this and former to this work. Katerina is the poor servant there and also wife of an old man closed in an asylum. Michalis is the ''manager'' of Eleni and also in love with her and she hates him. Quickly another woman joins to their ''home'' 16-years-old Myrsine  after a cop hunting becomes one of them and near by Madam Pari becomes a professional.Michael tries unfortunately ties to seduce her.`Anna after Captain Nicholas left tells to Helen she has a child with him and none knows it. After that Anna tells to her son Alex the truth for his father and waits for his return. During the Christmas Eve Angekus tells to Mary marry him but she laughily refuses. Dorys leaves Marina behind him crying and screaming because she told him if he leaves her she will kill her self. During the Christmas party Helen arrives after a romantic dinner with Peter. Peter follows her and discover her secret he hits them and cry she tries to explain everything to him but he completely sad leaves crying. After these events the Red Lanterns are closed. Anna goes to take a letter of Captain Nicholas but she discover that him and the eternal ship crew died in a storm. Mary and Marina follows Myrsine in the try to find a place of their own for their job after they brokeup with their lovers. Michael tries again to seduce Helen but sadly he watches Helen leave with Peter reunited and more happy than everytime. Katherine the servant there leaves with her husband the Red Lanterns poor but happy forever. The film finishes with their lines. Katherine's husband says ''Life is beautiful'' and she answers ''It is fine(bearable)''.
+There, Eleni and many other girls work as prostitutes. They stray from God's path, but they are sensitive and kindhearted. Each of them has her own story: Eleni, the protagonist, originates from Romania and travelled to Greece looking for a better life; however, because of choices she has made, she is now the most famous of the prostitutes. Anna is a young woman in love with Captain Nicholas. She has a child with him, but he doesn't know. Mary (Mairi Chronopoulou) is the eldest of them and the most "masculine" in manners. A young customer named Angelos falls in love with her, and soon they begin a passionate love affair. Marina, a girl from a village far away from Athens, is madly in love with Doris, her "manager." All of them work in the home of Madam Pari (Despo Diamantidou), a professional madam and former prostitute herself. Katerina is a kindhearted, poor, abused, and ignored cleaning woman and servant there. She is married to an old man who is institutionalized. Michalis is Eleni's "manager" and also in love with her; however, she hates him.
-==Aftermath==
-Peter and Helen marry and makes their dreams come true. Helen left her past behind her forever and never seen again none of them. Mary, Myrsine and Marina continue this job to the death. Madam Pari dies in poverty. Anna starts a new life out of this work with her son and the memory of Captain Nicholas. Michaylos never forgot Helen and dies with her memory.
+Soon, another woman joins their "home." Myrsine is a 16-year-old girl who becomes one of them after being pursued by a cop. Michalis tries to seduce her but doesn't succeed. After Captain Nicholas leaves, Anna tells Helen that she has a child with him and that no one knows. Anna then tells her son Alex the truth about his father and waits for Captain Nicholas' return. On Christmas Eve, Angelos proposes to Mary, but she laughingly rejects him. Doris leaves Marina, who is crying and screaming, threatening to kill herself.
+Eleni arrives at the Christmas party after having had a romantic dinner with Petros. Petros follows her, and when he discovers her secret, he beats her. Crying, she tries to explain everything, but he leaves crying, too. After everything that's happened, The Red Lanterns close down. Anna awaits a letter from Captain Nicholas, but she discovers that the entire Eternal Ship crew, including Captain Nicholas, died in a storm. Mary, Marina, and Myrsine try to find a place of their own so they can continue working. Michalis once again tries to seduce Eleni, but she and Petros reunite and are happier than ever. The movie ends with Katerina leaving the Red Lanterns with her husband, poor but happy. He asks her, "Isn't life beautiful?" to which she responds, "It's fine."
 ==Cast==
-* [[Tzeni Karezi]] - Eleni Nicoleskow
+* [[Tzeni Karezi]] - Eleni Nicoleskou
-* [[Giorgos Foundas]] - Michalis
+* [[Giorgos Foundas]] - Michailos
 * [[Dimitris Papamichael]] - Petros
 * [[Alexandra Ladikou]] - Anna Georganta
 * [[Manos Katrakis]] - Captain Nicholas
 * [[Mary Chronopoulou]] - Mary Pana
-* [[Phaedon Georgichis]] - Angelos
+* [[Phaedon Georgitsis]] - Angelos
 * [[Despo Diamantidou]] - Madam Pari
 * [[Eleni Anousaki]] - Myrsine
 * [[Katerina Helmy]] - Marina Georgiadou
-* [[Kostas Kourtis]] - Dorys
+* [[Kostas Kourtis]] - Doris
 * [[Yro Kyriakaki]] - Katerina
-* [[Notis Peryalis]] - Old Man
+* [[Notis Peryalis]] - old man
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
 *{{IMDb title|id=0057229|title=The Red Lanterns}}
+{{Greek submissions for the Academy Award}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Red Lanterns, The}}
-[[Category:Cinema of Greece]]
 [[Category:1963 films]]
-[[Category:Greek films]]
+[[Category:1963 drama films]]
-[[Category:Greek-language films]]
+[[Category:Films set in Greece]]
-[[Category:Films based on plays]]
+[[Category:Greek drama films]]
-[[Category:1960s drama films]]
+[[Category:1960s Greek films]]
-[[Category:Black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:1960s Greek-language films]]
+[[Category:Greek films based on plays]]
+[[Category:Greek black-and-white films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Vasilis Georgiadis]]
-[[Category:Greek drama films]]
+[[Category:Films about prostitution in Greece]]
-{{Greece-film-stub}}