Rembetiko [videorecording] / Greek Film Center ; Greek Television ET-1 ; Rembetiko, Ltd. ; produced by Costas Ferris, George Zervoulakos ; written by Costas Ferris, Sotiria Leonardou ; directed by Costas Ferris.
Sotiria Leonardou, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Michalis Maniatis, Themis Bazaka, Nikos Dimitratos, Giorgos Zorbas, Konstantinos Tzoumas, Vicky Vanita. Originally released as a motion picture in 1983 ; Special edition originally produced in 2004. Special features: 40 minutes of additional footage ; "Rembetiko: Singing the blues" - booklet.
Summary:
Describes the turbulent 40 years in popular singer Marika Ninou's life. Born in Smyrna, Turkey in 1917, she was deported to Greece when she was 7-years-old. She begins a career as musician and singer in a nightclub. Ninou watches her father murder her mother, runs away from home, has a baby, and comes back to the nightclub to sing.
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