THE WOMAN WHO MISSED HOME/ I nostalgos

Director: Eleni Alexandraki

Cast: Olia Lazaridou, Yorgos Tsoularis, Spyros Stavrinidis, Maria Mina, Maria Paschalidou, Andonis Karpathios, Giannis Sfakianos, Vassia Paraskevopoulou, Klavdia Zarafonitou, Tassos Anastasiou, Maria Melachrinaki, Giannis Orsaris and Andreas Roufas

On a full-moon night, Anna, a married woman, runs away from the island where she lives with her older husband, to return to her original home. A young shepherd, Mathios, helps her escape on a small rowboat. The anguish of her loving husband who runs after her, Mathios’ secret love for Anna, the small world of the island that never misses the chance to get involved, all intermingle with scenes from Anna’s past, transforming this Lilliputian voyage into a life journey.

Screenplay: Eleni Alexandraki
Cinematography: Vassilis Kapsouros and Christos Assimakopoulos
Editing: Takis Yannopoulos
Sound: Marinos Athanassopoulos
Sets: Kalliopi Kopanitsa
Costumes: Kalliopi Kopanitsa
Music: Nikos Papazoglou
Producer: Eleni Alexandraki
Production: PPV Papazoglou S.A., Lexicon Factory S.A., New Star Colour and Dolby Digital

Eleni Alexandraki Filmography

2005: The Woman Who Missed Home

2004: Spirits (docudrama)

2002: About the Holy and Mysterious Myrrh (doc)

1999: Easter Is in the Air (doc)

1995: A Drop in the Ocean

1994: Tonia Marketaki (doc)

1990: The Children of Greece (doc)

1988: The Hermits of Mylopotamos (doc)

1987: Labyrinth (doc)

1987: Amongst Myths and Statues (doc)

1985: Mary and the Feathered Nights (short)

1981: Etriza (short)

Born in Athens in 1957, Eleni Alexandraki is a graduate of the Sorbonne in Paris, where she majored in film. She is also a graduate of the National Film and Television School in England, where she studied film directing and scriptwriting. Alexandraki has worked as assistant director on various shorts and features and has made several documentaries for Greek television.