Plot: Stella is a carefree woman who doesn't want to tie herself down. She loves life and lives it generously, working as a singer in a bar. Until she meets a young soccer player. For the first time, Stella has genuine feelings for a man, but she isn't sure what to do with them, and he isn't the only man in her life.
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February 04, 2024
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.