44 minSeason 1 • Episode 30
LatestLoxandra is a Greek mother and wife living the ordinary life of a well to-do Greek family in Constantinoupolis of the late 1800s-early 1900s, a world gone forever. Historical events intrude in the background -revolutions, palace coups, massacres, and the great upheavals of WW1 in which Greeks saw their wildest hopes fulfilled, then dashed: for a brief time Constantinoupolis itself was regained, then lost along with all Asia Minor. Through troubles great and small, Loxandra's simple optimism, belief in her Virgin Mary, and love of life carries her family past every difficulty - be it a sumptuous dinner for Easter or secretly giving away her savings to help persecuted Armenians. A representation of a time and place where all neighbors were friends, where they could cook in each other's kitchens or take shelter in each other's cellars.
Acting
Betty Valassi's Loxandra: joy as defiance, exhaustion as grace.
Production
Reconstructed Constantinople so lush you'll mourn its loss too.
Writing
History whispered through recipes, superstitions, and salon gossip.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Maria Iordanidou's beloved novel, considered the 'Greek Gone With the Wind' for how it mythologizes lost Constantinople Greek culture.
The 30-episode structure mirrors Greek oral storytelling—each episode functions like a fireside tale passed between generations of refugees.
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