Cinema: “Brides” by Pantelis Voulgaris and Martin Scorsese – Topolia 20th September
The Cultural and Environmental Association of Topolia in cooperation with the Municipality of Kissamos invites to the screening of the film “BRIDES”
WHEN: 20th September at 20.30
WHERE: Courtyeard of the Parish Centre “G.I. Chatzidakis” in Topolia
Entrance: free
Brides (Greek: Νύφες, is a 2004 Greek film directed by Pantelis Voulgaris and Martin Scorsese. Set in 1922, it is the story of a mail order bride, one of 700 from Armenia, Greece, Turkey and Russia, aboard the SS Alexander, a German Ocean Liner, who falls in love with an American photographer. She is bound for her new husband, in Chicago, he is on his way home to a failed marriage.
The film explores the harsh social and economic conditions of the time, the challenges faced by immigrant women, and the difficult choices between love and duty.
Source: Cultural Association Topolia
