Pandora (G. Staboulopoulos, dir. , 2006)

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Netflix DVD jacket blurb: “Set in 1950s Greece against the aftermath of a civil war, this epic tale centers on the inhabitants of a small village and a mysterious woman named Pandora (Theodora Tzimou) who changes their lives forever. As the people of the village work to rebuildt their lives, the spellbinding Pandora’s schemes to seduce two local men take a costly toll on the entire community. Giannos Perlegas and Yannis Stankoglou co-star [as Kostis and Manos].

 

Kostis falls for the wiley Pandora while Manos is in prison (chained up ala Prometheus).

Pandora is an American who speaks perfect Greek. She is setting up shop at Zindros, a hotel. It verges upon being a brothel for American soldiers at the base nearby at Langada. It is a front for trafficking pilfered goods, smuggling.

The brothers’ aunt is named Elpida.

 

In her acute attempt to seduce Manos, she says “You have no idea what I’m capable of. I am capable of everything, anything.”

 

The final scene is set at a local cultural festival. Electricity comes on in the village to reveal the fullness of the plot.

 

It’s a story told in a frame, which is the grown-up Vassilis talking to a man who wishes to buy the abandoned house from him.

 

IMDB offers links to two reviews, both in Greek. Only one works. It evaluates the film at 2 stars (of 5).

 

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