(Η φόνισσα)

Content: An adaptation of one of the greatest greek novellas ('The Murderess' by Alexandros Papadiamantis). Fragkogiannou (Maria Alkaiou), a hard-done by, deranged woman after a life full of hardship, recalls the past by her newborn girl grandchild’s crib. Her mother was a wicked woman and one of her sons was a criminal. Lost in a haze, she strangles the baby as she is concvinced that girls can cause their family only trouble. Later, she lets a little girl drown in a well, while she drowns three other little girls, one of whom is a newborn baby. This is her way of sparing children and parents of the inevitable suffering in life.

Countries:

Greece

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

90 minutes

Year:

1974

Directors:

Costas Ferris

Actors:

Frankogiannou

Crews:

Original Story

Director

Novel

Screenplay

Screenplay