Curse of vengeance
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Curse of vengeance |
| Original title | Agapi kai aima (Αγάπη και αίμα) |
| Country of production | Greece |
| original language | Greek |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK - |
| Rod | |
| Director | Nikos Foskolos |
| script | Nikos Foskolos |
| production | Markos Zervas |
| music | Kostas Kapnisis |
| camera | Karlheinz Hummel |
| cut | Vasilis Syropoulos |
| occupation | |
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Curse of Vengeance (original title: Αγάπη και αίμα, "Agapi ke ema", German: Love and blood ) is a Greek family drama from 1968, the director Nikos Foskolos with stylistic devices of spaghetti westerns was realized. A theatrical release was planned under the title Cursed be the day of vengeance , but was not realized.
action
(Perse) Foni from the Yerakas family and Hector from the Argus family fell in love. However, both families have been deadly enemies for generations. While Foni's father is the only one to agree to the connection, Hector's father pushes him out, but remains passive. A servant rejected by Foni hires bandits who kill the animals of the yerakas and attack the shepherds on the wedding day; they put the blame on the Argouzis. A wave of revenge begins on both sides, so that in the end both families are almost wiped out. Foni weeps for the men at their graves.
Reviews
“Greek Romeo & Juliet variant. The archaic western drama was implemented with solid craftsmanship in the style of an spaghetti western. "
Trivia
The German version of the film tries to create the impression of an international, large-scale production with English-sounding fantasy names.
Web links
- Pirates of revenge in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Curse of Vengeance. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .