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The Beekeeper (1986)

The Beekeeper (1986)

Drama
Release Date: 1986, October 23
Directors: Theo Angelopoulos
Countries: France, Greece, Italy
Production: International Cinema Company (ICC), Theo Angelopoulos Films, Theo Angelopoulos Films, ERT, ERT, MK2 Films, MK2 Films, Greek Film Centre, Greek Film Centre, Rai 3, Rai 3
Cast: Serge Reggiani, Marcello Mastroianni, Karyofyllia Karabeti, Dimitris Poulikakos, Jenny Roussea, Nikos Kouros, Nadia Mourouzi, Giannis Zavradinos, Vasia Panagopoulou, Dinos Iliopoulos, Iakovos Panotas, Konstantinos Konstantopoulos

Overview:

Following the wedding of his daughter, stone-faced beekeeper Spyros makes an annual journey from the north of Greece to the south, traveling along with his hives. En route, he meets an erratic, young female drifter, with whom he strikes up an unusual, self-destructive relationship.

Keywords:

nostalgia suicide wedding greece melancholy road movie retirement hitchhiking beehive husband wife estrangement