Ladies of the Courtyard

Ladies of the Courtyard

1966 · 100 min · ★ 7.8 · Comedy

The Pippi a genuine artist, painting with touches of everyday life of ordinary people, who live and share the joys and sorrows in the large and vibrant with life yard of a neighborhood of old Athens.

Directed by Dinos Dimopoulos · Written by Dimitris Giannoukakis

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