Ilya, a happy-go-lucky hooker in the Greek port city of Piraeus, resists the efforts of an American tourist and classical scholar named Homer to reform and educate her.
Film Classics in 35mm!
Grafton Nunes presents
POTE TIN KYRIAKI
Greece, 1960, Jules Dassin
This hugely popular film (with its Oscar-winning theme song featuring the bouzouki) made Melina Mercouri, as Ilya, an international star. The film’s director, blacklisted American expatriate (and Mercouri’s longtime husband) Jules Dassin, plays Homer. The movie will be introduced and discussed by film scholar Grafton Nunes, former President + CEO of the Cleveland Institute of Art. Subtitles. 35mm. 94 min. Special admission $14; members, CIA/CSU I.D. holders, age 25 & under $11; no passes.
Special admission $14; members, CIA/CSU I.D. holders, age 25 & under $11; no passes.
As a reminder, filmgoers can park for free in Lot 73 and in the Institute’s annex lot, and should enter CIA via nearby Entrance C. Click here for a map.
Phone: (216) 421-7450
Email: cinema@cia.edu
2024/03/24 - 2024/03/24
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque
11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106