The story of a young, wild woman who doesn't want to compromise and settle down. Stella is a restless, rebellious Greek woman who plays with men and enjoys her life as much as she can. But when she meets a young footballer, things get mixed up. She loves him but she loves her freedom too. So it's about time she made an important choice.
Acting
Mercouri's laugh could start wars or end them.
Cinematography
Athens at night, all shadows and neon longing.
Direction
Kakogiannis makes her chaos feel inevitable, not reckless.
Director
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Melina Mercouri
Stella
George Foundas
Miltos
Alekos Alexandrakis
Alekos
Christina Kalogerikou
Miltos' mother
Voula Zouboulaki
Anetta
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Mitsos
Sofia Vempo
Maria
Kostas Kakavas
Antonis
Tasso Kavadia
Alekos' sister
Kostas Pomonis
Alekos' father
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Wedding guest
Manos Hatzidakis
Pianist
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This launched Mercouri as Greece's defiant postwar icon; she later became Minister of Culture.
The footballer vs. singer rivalry mirrors Greece's tension between tradition and modernity in the 1950s.
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