Brides (2004)
Directed by Pantelis Voulgaris
Duration: 128 mins
In 1922, with the Greco-Turkish War and the Russia Civil War, the women from these countries find husband in the United States through correspondence with immigrants. The bride Eleni returns from the United States to Samothrace, Greece, since she has not adapted to the life in America. Her sister Niki Douka is assigned as her replacement and travels aboard the SS King Alexander to New York to marry the Greek immigrant Prodromos in Chicago. Nikki is a hard worker and works sewing along the trip for the passengers and crew. She becomes a leader of the brides and discovers the scheme of the crook Karabulat from Georgia with the Russian brides. She also falls in love with the American photographer Norman Harris from Detroit. But Nikki is committed with Prodromos and she knows the consequence with her family in Samothrace if she runs away with Norman.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Pantelis Voulgaris studied film direction in Greece and worked in more than 40 films as an assistant director. In 1965 he made his first short film O kleftis (1965) and in 1967 his second short film, Tzimis o Tigris (1966) won many awards in several festivals. In 1972 he made his feature film debut, Anna's Engagement (1972), which won several awards in the Berlin Film Festival, London Film Festival and more. He spent six months in exile during the Greek junta in 1973. Then he made The Great Love Songs (1973) after Manos Hatzidakis' request about this documentary based on his music work.
Awards
- Greek Competition Award for BEST FICTION FILM at the Thessaloniki Film Festival
- Greek Competition Award for BEST ACTRESS at the Thessaloniki Film Festival
- Greek Competition Award for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS at the Thessaloniki Film Festival
- Greek Competition Award for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the Thessaloniki Film Festival
- Greek Competition Award for BEST MUSIC at the Thessaloniki Film Festival