Irene Papas stares into the Aegean and haunts you forever. That's it. That's the tweet.
An artist returns to Santorini, where she spent her childhood, to face the ghosts of her past and her present.
Acting
Irene Papas — every glance is a novel.
Cinematography
Santorini shot like a fever dream you can't wake from.
Direction
Hirschfield's patience borders on cruelty, in the best way.
Director
Leonard Hirschfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Greece's turbulent 1960s, the film mirrors a nation wrestling with identity between tradition and modernity.
Papas insisted on no makeup; you can see her actual sunburn in the climactic beach scene.
GR
