The Marbles
Genres
Overview
Christos is a young Greek in London, well-integrated, successful, more English than the English. Esther is his landlady and lover. Suddenly, Melina Merkouri arrives in London to take the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece. Christos is stirred. He washes the dishes, breaks them in the manner of rebetiko fans when the music of the bouzouki stirs the blood, and returns to Athens… with Melina and the famed Parthenon Marbles.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
14 min
Release Date
1989-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Vote Average
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Stavros Zalmas
Christos
Roz Freeman-Atwood
Reina James
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