films seen
1
average score
1.50*
nationality
status
Alive and kicking
Movies
Greece isn't known for its large cinematic output, but the country has a couple of (modest) classics. Stella is one of them, a film that offers drama and romance, combining it with song and dance. I can't say I'm a big fan of Greek music though, and as the film is quite generous with music, I struggled with the elongated musical numbers. There's a lightness here that reminded me just a little of the French New Wave (which would take another 6 years to properly materialize, it's just a bummer that a lot of time is spent on song and dance, which really annoyed me. The plot isn't too interesting either, but thanks to the short runtime it was still bearable. Read all