This is one of the best performances of actors ever seen in the Greek cinema and, having seen thousands of movies from all over the world, definitely one of the best movies worldwide of this era. A proof once more that a great movie does not need anything else than a great idea, a well written script and some performers that can really make it shine. As noted in other comments, the cultural background needed to understand the situations presented as well as the kind of humor used may prevent non-Greeks from enjoying as much this true masterpiece. Great Kostas Hatzichristos's best performance, with excellent support from a famous and well established cast. All in all, a must see for every Greek of any generation (and I am sure 99% have seen it) and every person who appreciates Greek culture and wishes to understand and enjoy it even more.
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A perfect moment
1966nm27 September 2003
The best film of Chagichristos and one of the very best Greek Comedies ever, is a movie very simple and depends only in talent and dialogue, witch is very sufficient in this case. Very funny, but unfortunately, only for Greeks!
Simplicity is the key
sotirislaw26 March 2007
Any Greek would rate this movie among the best comedies ever created. World wide. I am sure that if the translation could describe exactly the meanings of each phrase and every word of the dialogs, this would be true for anybody from any country. The main feature of this comedy is its' simplicity. Extreme simplicity to be exact. No special effects, not a lot of money spent, not many actors...just good taste and excellent acting. Zikos is able to transform everyday indifferent situations into laughter without making saucy remarks, or becoming ridiculous. I have only seen this kind of humour in some old Greek and Italian movies, and as far as I am concerned, it remains still ahead of most contemporary comedies.
An excellent movie!
nadrengr29 October 2004
An excellent comedy for Greek speakers. Chatzichristos was known among the Greek actors for his incredible ability to improvise; sometimes to such an extent that it was hard for his colleagues to follow up, especially on stage. "Tis Kakomoiras" gave him the opportunity to unfold his talent, since it is essentially a character comedy based on the leading role of Zikos, which he assumed. Zikos is a countryman who moves to the capital and there, among others, he falls in love with a young girl who lives in the same neighborhood. There are numerous funny scenes in the movie, but what really makes it such a successful comedy is the "ability" of Zikos to twist the Greek language. He comes up with numerous new words and phrases which are absolutely hilarious. The rest of the cast performs exquisitely as well (especially Marika Nezer and Kostas Doukas). All in all a highly recommendable movie, but as mentioned above, mostly for those who can understand Greek.
Absolutely the very best in Greek cinema. Bravo Kostas Hatzichristos!
oemtoyota22 January 2010
My wife and I have parents all born in Greece. They came to the USA in the 1960's where we were born. We learned Greek from our parents and Greek school. The reason I say this is because we are thankful that we can connect to the Greek culture. We collect Greek cinema video's and this one is by far the greatest comedies that we have ever seen, USA or Greece. We feel honored to see Kostas Hatzichristos in this performance. Since we are not as good as understanding Greek as the Greek themselves, we sometimes have a hard time understanding bits and pieces due to the super fast dialogue. What is great though is that we understand something new to us each and every time we watch this classic. It is incredible script and from what I have heard, improvised at times! An absolute gem that gets brighter and brighter each time it is watched. As Greece modernizes, my heart breaks. These legends are fading into the sunset. Who will replace them? Sadly, no one.
TOP COMEDY PERFORMANCE!
jcsiap28 May 2004
Imagine yourself in Athens nearly 50 years ago, in a peaceful neighborhood where the most important thing is the man's word of honor and everybody's dream is to find a legitimate way to escape of the financial and social misery! Even in our times a "good marriage" is such a way, despite the fact that in many cases people actually don't fit, especially when love is absent! Legendary actor Kostas Hatzihristos is Zikos who works in a local mini market of that time and makes strong social criticism with the best lines ever written for an actor in a comedy leading role! Of course, the central theme of the plot is Zikos' old boss who is trying to "buy" with his money the love of a pretty but poor young girl! Zikos turns everything upside-down and gets for Kostas Hatzichristos a place in the pantheon of the Greek comedian actors! A truly great performance!
The best Greek comedy of all time!
stefanoskyriazidis23 June 2020
This is quite simply the best comedy in the history of Greek cinema. Characters and plot are as simple as it gets. Yet Kostas Chatzichristos delivers, with the best comedic performance of Greek cinema history , with constant punchlines (every single moment) which are relatable and memorable until this very day.
To summ up :
HANDS DOWN THE BEST COMEDY GREEK CINEMA HAS EVER PRODUCED!!!
Genuine Greek characters, genuine Greek laughter!
panago16 April 2001
Probably one of the best Greek movies ever made! The characters seen and developed in the film are so typical Greeks so it is inevitable not to see yourself in one of them, especially if you are a Greek!
The dialogues themselves even though they are very well studied and carefully selected come very naturally and seem very alive. Especially with the magnificent and all time classic acting of Costas Hajihristos and the huge support he gets by all of the other actors in making Zikos (the main character) one of the best characters presented in Greek silver screens. Every single quote, every single word that comes out of Zikos and the way he interacts with the other characters are simply remarkable and unmatched even by the best world famous comedians of our time! A movie that amuses you the first time you see it and then makes you admire it as you see it over and over again and finally you are just amazed by the enormous talent of Hajihristos and the fast paced dialogues! A masterpiece!
The dialogues themselves even though they are very well studied and carefully selected come very naturally and seem very alive. Especially with the magnificent and all time classic acting of Costas Hajihristos and the huge support he gets by all of the other actors in making Zikos (the main character) one of the best characters presented in Greek silver screens. Every single quote, every single word that comes out of Zikos and the way he interacts with the other characters are simply remarkable and unmatched even by the best world famous comedians of our time! A movie that amuses you the first time you see it and then makes you admire it as you see it over and over again and finally you are just amazed by the enormous talent of Hajihristos and the fast paced dialogues! A masterpiece!
a classic of old Greek cinema!
my_dimo2 October 2005
A marvel of old Greek cinema, which has all the ingredients of the classic comedy (the old father, the young and beautiful daughter, the handsome gentleman lover, the "vilain",...) .
The performance of the actors is outstanding, the acting fantastic and the atmosphere lovely, in this movie set in Athens in the early sixties. The dialogues are sharp, and all the credit goes to the actors who take advantage of this with the greatest of ease.
Even if this movie will be mainly enjoyed by Greeks and/or Greek-speaking people, it is a must seen movie for everyone interested in old Greek cinema and who would like to enjoy a good old movie.
The performance of the actors is outstanding, the acting fantastic and the atmosphere lovely, in this movie set in Athens in the early sixties. The dialogues are sharp, and all the credit goes to the actors who take advantage of this with the greatest of ease.
Even if this movie will be mainly enjoyed by Greeks and/or Greek-speaking people, it is a must seen movie for everyone interested in old Greek cinema and who would like to enjoy a good old movie.
possibly the best Costas Hadjihristos Comedy
algieba4 June 2002
with dialogue based mostly on Hadjihristos improvisations, this is a hilarious film, about a shop wiseguy worker who pokes his nose on everything, especially when he learn his ugly old boss plans to marry the neighborhood's beauty. A great greek sixties classic, nonstop laughs, although I dont have a clue how a non greek viewer would react.. besides i doubt if it available in any other language.
Maybe the best Greek comedy with good actors and also one of the best Greek comedian who called hajihristos
sonacosanostra7 May 2006
Maybe the best Greek comedy with good actors and also one of the best Greek comedian who called hajihristos.Out of our borders is not famous inside of our borders it was one of the best comedian.i think that the movie "ths kakomoiras"the hole movie depends on the talent of hajihristos so good dialogue and an extremely good performance from the actors and actresses.Those past days it was the "golden age""of Greek cinema and i hope to see the resurrection of our cinema.We have the talent,we have good movie makers only we need it is the "big"producer .Finally for this movie, so pity for non Greek so good for greeks because the movie it is only for greeks!
Hatzihristos best comedy
apararas16 March 2020
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