The Price of Love

– The wife of an alcoholic and mother of four (Toula Stathopoulou) is a factory worker in Corfu at the..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 50 Minutes
Release Year:
1984
Original Name:
I timi tis agapis
The Price of Love (1984) - Also known as I timi tis agapis

The wife of an alcoholic and mother of four (Toula Stathopoulou) is a factory worker in Corfu at the beginning of the 20th century. A fallen noble man who has fallen on hard times (Stratis Tsopanellis) wants to marry her eldest daughter (Anny Loulou) and take advantage of the family's meager earnings. He kidnaps the not-unwilling girl, and argues with her mother about the dowry. But the girl refuses to marry him when she wakes up to the fact that he is only looking out for his own interests. She then decides to start working in order to earn money to raise the child she is expecting. The film is an adaptation of the novel 'For Honor and Money' by Konstantinos Theotokis.

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Release Date:

19 Apr 1990

Language:

Greek

Director:

Tonia Marketaki

Writer:

Tonia Marketaki (screenplay), Constantinos Theotokis (novel)

Main Actors:

Toula Stathopoulou, Anny Loulou, Stratis Tsopanellis, Giorgos Agiovlassitis

Plot:

The wife of an alcoholic and mother of four (Toula Stathopoulou) is a factory worker in Corfu at the beginning of the 20th century. A fallen noble man who has fallen on hard times (Stratis Tsopanellis) wants to marry her eldest daughter (Anny Loulou) and take advantage of the family's meager earnings. He kidnaps the not-unwilling girl, and argues with her mother about the dowry. But the girl refuses to marry him when she wakes up to the fact that he is only looking out for his own interests. She then decides to start working in order to earn money to raise the child she is expecting. The film is an adaptation of the novel 'For Honor and Money' by Konstantinos Theotokis.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10