Young Aphrodites (1963)

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Country: Greece
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 1966-12-01
Director: Nikos Koundouros
Writers: Longus , Kostas Sfikas , Theokritos , Vasilis Vasilikos
Language: Greek
Stars: Eleni Prokopiou , Takis Emmanuel , Kleopatra Rota , Vangelis Ioannidis , Zannino , Anestis Vlahos , Kostas Papakonstantinou , Vasilis Kailas , Stathis Giallelis
Runtime: 88 min
Awards: 8 wins & 1 nomination
AKA: Młode Afrodyty (Poland) , 春のめざめ（1963） (Japan) , Mikres Afrodites , To simadi tis Afroditis (Greece) , De jonge Afrodites (Belgium) , Young Aphrodites (United States of America) , Young Aphrodites (United Kingdom) , Το Σημάδι της Αφροδίτης (Greece) , Μικρές Αφροδίτες (Greece) , Mikres Afrodites (Canada) , Las jóvenes Afroditas (Argentina) , Jóvenes Afroditas (Mexico) , The Sign of Aphrodite , Млади Афродити (Bulgaria) , Junge Aphroditen , A kis Afrodité (Hungary) , Молодые Афродиты , Jeunes Aphrodites (France, French Republic) , Giovani prede (Italy) , Young Aphrodites , Dreng møder pige (Denmark)
Plot: Parallel stories of Eros set in 200 B.C. Nomadic shepherds, plagued by drought, happen on a fishing encampment with plentiful fresh water. The local men are away but will return when it rains; the shepherds stay to refresh their flock until the rain comes. A shepherd lad and a local girl, both on the verge of puberty, start a mating dance. Also, one of the shepherds approaches a beautiful local woman, inviting her to sleep with him. How will she respond? She's married, her husband at sea for the week. Is love forever or temporary? A subtext dramatizes the capture of fish, birds, foxes, and other animals: their fates seem arbitrary.
IMDB:tt0057307