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Two broke Greek idiots fake their way to love — chaos ensues, obviously.
TMDB
78
IMDb
64

Poverty can be bearable while living well (1958)

screwballworking-class hustleMediterranean chaos

Overview

Comedy

Two unfortunate friends are desperately looking for a job to survive and eventually marry their loved ones.

Flag of GRGRGreek
Content warning
1950sgreecepovertyjob seekingmarriage plansbreadwinner

Standout Aspects

Acting

Nikos Stavridis and Koulis Stoligas — comedic timing forged in vaudeville.

Production

1958 Athens locations, pre-tourism boom, gloriously ungentrified.

Best for:Friends: When everyone's broke and you need to laugh about it.·Background: Energetic enough to half-watch while cooking tsatsiki.·Rewatch: Catching all the rapid-fire Greek wordplay you missed.
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Director

Orestis Laskos

ReleasedFeb 2, 1958
Runtime1h 23m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Mer Film

Top Cast

Nikos Stavridis

Nikos Stavridis

Nikos Petahtos

Koulis Stoligas

Koulis Stoligas

Kleomenis Tsilimigras

Giannis Gionakis

Giannis Gionakis

Giannis Pidihtos

Kostas Doukas

Kostas Doukas

judge

Bety Moshona

Bety Moshona

Litsa

Beata Asimakopoulou

Beata Asimakopoulou

Despina Afelidou

Mayia Melayia

Mayia Melayia

singer

Lela Patrikiou

Lela Patrikiou

Kalliopi

Filios Filippidis

Filios Filippidis

Agop Katrakapian

Pamfili Sadorinaiou

Pamfili Sadorinaiou

Rallis Angelidis

Rallis Angelidis

Prokopis

Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Veggos

husband

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Cultural

This captures Greece's '60s 'finos film' era — working-class stories before the junta, when comedy was political survival.

Trivia

Giannis Gionakis became the country's most beloved comic through dozens of similar roles — this was early prototype energy.

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