"Mother, mother, mother." No matter how you say it, the word does not lose its meaning. And its such an important role. And once the reason for the role and on the occasion of Mother's Day, we said to remember Greek actors, who played the mother more than once in Greek cinema and left an era.
Here, then, are the five classic mothers in the sail, who made us cry, but also laugh. Roles that wrote their own story and in the best way covered the races of the mother: the classic Greek woman, the "crazy", the evil mother-in-law, the mother and father together, the loving, the oppressive.
It has been described as the "mother of Greek cinema" and not unfair. Most of her roles were that of mother, whom she always played in an exemplary, sweet and moving way. That is why it is no coincidence that her name Eleni Zafiriou became synonymous with this role.
And the truth is what comes to mind. In the dramatic films, she made everyone move, cry, admire her for the power of her soul, sympathize with her. However, the great actress did not only play her mother in member films.
She did it in comedies as well, with her most characteristic appearance in the comedy film, "The Aunt from Chicago", where as the wife of General Orestis Makris in the mulatto she identifies with the views of the modern Georgia Vassiliadou, while in a way she turns her back on her daughters. As, after all, many moms do with strict fathers.
«Flora paste». We think that alone is enough to understand where we are referring. The great actress Mary Aroni gave the cinema unique acting moments, proof of her great talent. And she is the one who in the best way played the craziest mother of Greek cinema.
"Pasta Flora", then, in the movie "A crazy, crazy family" left an era with her acting. Blaze style, naivety and questions that… killed her, did what her two crazy daughters, Jenny Karezi and Katerina Gogou wanted. A role that without a doubt has been much loved by the audience.
Another classic mother figure of Greek cinema. The reason for Mary Metaxa, who in the public consciousness has remained as the manipulative mother, who interferes in her son's life and wants to know everything. Yes, it is the well-known tribe "The mother of moms", which brides do not want to meet in front of them. And Martha Karagianni "experienced" the cinematic experience twice in her own skin.
The most likable Mary Metaxa has also associated her name with Kostas Voutsas, as his cinematic mother (in fact, their relationship was so good and tender, that it was somewhat so in reality, since she never had her own children), whom " she controlled "in her own way. In the movie, "The Little Man" is oppressive and as such a classic mother, her heart caught her when Voutsas told her that he wanted to marry Karagianni.
The three of them met in the movie, "Wedding Night" in exactly the same roles. Metaxa was the mother of "moms" Voutsas and Karagianni was the bride, whom Politissa's mother-in-law accepted, but always had a say in their relationship. She gave her kanakari hazelnuts for the first night of the wedding, while when the newlyweds had problems, the son (Voutsas) took his mom to tell him what to do.
We may have linked her to single roles looking for a groom and is able to reach as far as… Australia to find happiness, but the Georgia Vassiliadou has exemplaryly played the mother in Greek cinema. But, as we say, if this huge actress did not do it, who would?
And she may have always given the comic element to her roles, but that does not mean that as a story she did not have the moving side. For example, in the comedy film, "Our Lady is the Mom", Vassiliadou is the mother of Dimitris Papamichael, whom he raises and studies alone as a mother and father together.
And we close with the role of the "evil mother-in-law", to whom the truth is that she is connected Tasso Kavvadia. That is, as soon as you say "bad mother-in-law", Kavvadia comes to everyone's mind. And the truth is that the great actress has played this role with unique success.
The most characteristic is in the movie, "The sin of beauty". There, she plays the mother of Nikos Galanos, who makes life hell for her beautiful bride, Betty Libanou. Her machinations, but also her efforts to separate the couple wrote a cinematic history, while Kavvadia gave the most authoritarian form of a mother. Because, there is also her.