Ellie Lambetti Movies
- 1963
This is a standard, somewhat slow-paced drama about a much-needed transformation in a husband and father. Duncan (Van Heflin) is a womanizer who has no faith in the loyalty of any woman and cannot shake that attitude after he falls in love with Liana (Ellie Lambetti) and marries her. One of several disagreements with Liana sends Duncan out of the house with their son to escape on a boating trip. Instead of the respite he imagines, Duncan and his son are left stranded on a small raft after an accident -- giving him plenty of time to think back on his own behavior and why he might believe his wife is unfaithful. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Van Heflin, Ellie Lambetti, (more)
Best known for their award-winning Zorba the Greek, director Michael Cacoyannis and writer Walter Lassally tackle both the grievous flaws in a selfish approach to life and the strength of character to overcome them in this cutting drama. The setting is the home of an elite Athens family that is quickly running out of money. The self-seeking mother more or less forces her daughter (Ellie Lambetti) to reject her two interesting suitors for a much-less attractive but wealthy Greek American -- he can give the family what it needs. In the meantime, their maid (Eleni Zafiriou) needs her overdue wages to cover her legitimate debts, many incurred when her little boy was traumatized and lost his ability to speak. The impoverished maid with valid concerns and the self-centered mother have a verbally violent confrontation on the issue which in the end, affects the daughter and her decisions about her own life. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ellie Lambetti, Eleni Zafirou, (more)
- 1956
Though Windfall in Athens represented Michael Cacoyanis' directorial debut, it was held back from release in the U.S. until after the international success of Cacoyanis' Stella and A Girl in Black. Originally titled Kyriakatiko Ksynema, the director's maiden effort bears traces of the early talkie productions of Rene Clair. It all begins when a valuable lottery ticket is stolen from salesgirl Mina (Elli Lambetti). Offering aid and comfort to the disconsolate Mina is George (Georges Pappas), a married attorney. Meanwhile, musician Alexis (Dmitri Horn) has purchased the pilfered ticket from a gang of street kids. When Alexis wins the lottery, George tries to claim the money on behalf of Mina, resulting in an amiable romantic triangle. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ellie Lambetti, Georges Pappas, (more)
Hot on the heels of his breakthrough film Stella, Greek moviemaker Michael Cacoyanis came up with To Koritsi Me Ta Mara. Released worldwide as A Girl in Black, the film stars Ellie Lambetti as the title character. Because of her mother's loose reputation, Lambetti is considered "easy" by the male population of the tiny Greek island where she lives. She ultimately finds true love in the form of vacationer Dmitri Horn. The lovers' relationship is placed in sharp contrast with the cruelty and implicit degeneracy all around them. To Koritsi me ta Mara was screened at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ellie Lambetti
- 1949
Dimitri (Christopher Nezer) is the Youth of Athens in this Greek production. The time is WW II: Hating the occupying Nazis troops with deadly intensity, Dmitri joins the Greek resistance movement. Arrested after a raid on a German supply depot, Dmitri is subjected to brutal treatment by his captors, as are the members of his family. Curiously, the boy's plight fails to elicit sympathy from the audience, due in part to director Pakis Batapoulos' low-key approach to his material. A cursory romance is inserted in the proceedings involving Dmitri's sister (Elli Lambeti) and a Red Cross worker. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ellie Lambetti, Christoforos Nezer, (more)
