The Lake of Sighs

(1959)

★ 5.6 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: History, Drama, Romance

Year: 1959

Runtime: 82 мин

Country: Greece

Director: Γρηγόρης Γρηγορίου

Cast: Irene Papas, Ανδρέας Μπάρκουλης, Τζαβαλάς Καρούσος, Andreas Zisimatos, Θεανώ Ιωαννίδου, Ελένη Ζαφειρίου, Δημήτρης Καλλιβωκάς, Ρούλα Χρυσοπούλου, Nora Debonera, Μαίρη Φορμόζη

Plot

Ioannina, in the beginning of the 19th century. The whole Greece is under Turks. Ioannina is governed by the fierce and vulgar Ali Pasas. Ali’s eldest son, Muchtar, falls in love with a young Greek widow, Frosyni. The problem is, he’s married to the vindictive and cruel Chanife. And the muslim penalty for having an affair with a married man is death…