Stavros Xarhakos

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Stavros Xarhakos

Born March 14, 1939 · Athens, Greece (age 87)

Stavros Xarchakos, (Greek: Σταύρος Ξαρχάκος, born 14 March 1939) is a Greek composer and conductor.

Known For

RembetikoRembetiko · 1983
Rembetiko
★ 7.61983
MovieDramaMusic
The story of a group of Rembetes, singers and musicians of the Greek equivalent to the blues, in the early decades of the 20th century, seen through the eyes of a young female singer.
The Red LanternsThe Red Lanterns · 1963
The Red Lanterns
★ 7.21963
MovieDrama
The inextricably intertwined stories of five sex workers who live in a brothel at Pireas harbor.
Sweet CountrySweet Country · 1987
Sweet Country
★ 4.91987
MovieDramaHistory
An American couple in Chile is drawn into the turmoil that followed President Salvador Allende's 1973 overthrow.
The Hot Month of AugustThe Hot Month of August · 1966
The Hot Month of August
★ 4.81966
MovieRomanceThriller
A young man, Jason, is on his way home and meets two beautiful women, Hope and Alexis. He falls for Hope, but has sex with Alexis. He doesn't know that Alexis' husband has hired a private detective to trail her, and the man reports back to Alexis' husband about her affair with Jason. The husband kills Alexis but the police suspect Jason. He and Hope have to clear his name and find enough evidence to prove the husband is the killer.
Signs of LifeSigns of Life · 1968
Signs of Life
★ 6.61968
MovieDramaWar
During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded. They are assigned to a small coastal community on the Greek island of Kos while Stroszek recuperates. The men become increasingly stir crazy in their uneventful new assignment. Stroszek eventually goes mad.
Girls in the SunGirls in the Sun · 1969
Girls in the Sun
★ 6.61969
MovieRomanceDrama
A shepherd falls in love with an English tourist in Greece.
Bouzouki StrummingBouzouki Strumming · 1966
Bouzouki Strumming
★ 7.31966
MovieComedyMusic
One day, while Grigoris is working and singing at a construction site, a conductor, Vangelis, and two bouzouki musicians happen to pass by. They listen, enchanted by his limpid voice, and suggest that he becomes a member of their orchestra. Thus, the newly-wed day laborer gets a second job at Mr. Lefteris’ night club. His wife, Marina, soon joins him at the club, and, before long, she too goes on stage, cuts capers and charms everyone. Her success, however, has a negative impact on the couple’s relationship, since Marina’s admirers as well as those of Grigoris’, turn one away from the other.
Passion FeverPassion Fever · 1969
Passion Fever
★ 4.21969
MovieDrama
This and The Hot Month of August, both made in Greece, were acquired by DORIS WISHMAN for release in the United States. However, she somehow or other lost the dialogue sheets needed for dubbing the films into English. With the original dialogue a mystery, and not understanding Greek in the first place, the Grand Dame of Sexploitation simply re-invented the entire plot blissfully dubbing it away without any clue as to what was really being said, and then adding some steamy sex scenes with her own anonymous adulterers to liven things up.

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The TripThe Trip · 1962
The Trip
★ 7.01962
MovieRomanceDrama
This film is a social comment of the times, exploring issues that centre around relationships and what was allowed and what was not allowed at the time (early 60s) in Greece. There are sub-plots also, mainly relating to the life of the poor city dwellers, social injustice and seeming double standards. Aliki Vougiouklaki is a poor young girl dreaming of a better life and the "handsome prince on a white stallion" who will deliver her from her miserable existence. She meets and falls in love with a young man (Nikos Kourkoulos) who also falls in love with her, but things are not as simple as they first seem. His past comes to haunt them with tragic consequences. Vassilis Diamantopoulos is excellent as the half-crazed old captain whose life strangely echoes that of young Aliki.

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