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(More customer reviews)Stella is probably considered, as the best Greek film of all times! Based on J.Kampanellis theatrical play "Stella with the red gloves" this movie gave a new direction to Greek cinema at 1955 , not only because of its subversive story but also of its fresh and inventive filming . When every woman's dream was to get married, settle down and accomplish a petty bourgeois lifeStella went right the opposite way. She wanted to be free and live a non conformist life ,with the man she loved as long as their love was still alive. This happens till she meets Miltos the definite man of her life. Although, she only wants to live in passion with him, he finally ,like all the other ordinary men demands from her to marry him. She accepts his proposition against her will but at last, the day of her marriage, she leaves him, leading the end of the story towards an ancient Greek tragedy's closure. Metaphorically Stella represents her country in the decades of 40's and 50's , always wanting to be free but constantly being suppressed by foreign forces. In this movie marriage and family life represent the rape of social freedom. The magnificent direction of M. Cacoyiannis is very much close to Italian neorealism. The wonderful score and the songs of the film are written by Manos Hadjidakis. But above all there is "the last Greek godess":Melina Mercouri. Melina Mercouri is not only excellent as Stella but I think that she is Stella herself ! Even though, she lost the first prize for an actress in a leading role at Cannes film festival of 1955, she won "a better one" by meeting there the man of her life : Jules Dassin. Together they made :NEVER ON SUNDAY
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