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Absences

Oct 1, 1987 · 1h 47m
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A family story of incest, decadence and desolation. Greece, early twentieth century. A bourgeois family is on the verge of breaking up. The mother has abandoned the family, and the father, a retired officer, keeps his three daughters, as well as the illegitimate son of the oldest daughter, confined in the house. After his death, the three sisters live through their personal drama. The eldest, Eleni, imbued with the morals of the time and closely identifying with her father, tries to take his place. The middle one, Maria, representing rebellion, goes off with a captain of the sanitation service, while the youngest, Anna, skating on thin ice through all this, is completely destroyed.

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CAST

Themis Bazaka
Eleni
Pemi Zouni
Maria
Nikitas Tsakiroglou
Mourouzis
Katerina Sarri
Anna
Amalia Giza
Maid
Elena Nathanail
Mother
Nikos Tzogias
Father
Mari Konstadatou
Directed by Giorgos Katakouzinos

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Released
Original language
EL
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Production
Greek Film Centre, ERT
Country
GR
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