Nyfes (2004)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Pantelis Voulgaris

Writer:

Ioanna Karystiani (written by)

Release Date:

22 October 2004 (Greece)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

It's not a punishment to remember someone you love. The punishment is to forget.

Plot:

Set in 1922, is the story of a mail order bride, one of 700, aboard the SS KING ALEXANDER, who falls in love with an American photographer. She is bound for her new husband, in New York; he is on his way home to a failed marriage. |

Plot Keywords:

Mail Order Bride | Photographer | Ship | Forbidden Love | One Word Title

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Damian Lewis	...	Norman Harris
Victoria Haralabidou	...	Niki Douka
Andréa Ferréol	...	Emine
Evi Saoulidou	...	Haro
Dimitris Katalifos	...	Captain
Eirini Inglesi	...	Ms. Kardaki (as Irene Iglessi)
Evelina Papoulia	...	Marion Gibson
Steven Berkoff	...	Karabulat
Apostolis Totsikas	...	Nikolas
Liza Kouznetsova	...	Olga
Eleni Roussinou	...	Yelena
Giorgos Makris	...	Prodromos
Olga Damani	...	Niki's Mother
Evangelia Adreadaki	...	Niki's Godmother (as Vangelio Andreadaki)
Yannis Totzikas	...	Haro's Grandfather

Also Known As:

Νύφες (Greece)
Brides (International: English title)
Les mariées (France)

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

Greece | USA | France

Language:

English | Greek | Russian | Turkish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Malaysia:U | Australia:MA (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Andros, Greece

Company:

Alco Films

Quotes:

Norman Harris: Where are you from?
Niki Douka: I am from a place I will never see again.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Fila ton vatraho sou: (#1.24)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Klemmena filia

Excellent movie

I saw this movie on June 17 '05 at the Acadamy of Motion Pictures theater in Bevery Hills. It is an outstanding movie. Damien Lewis is very good in the film. The lead actress Victoria Haralambidou (?) is also excellent. Those with Greek blood and especially those of the diaspora will find deep emotions in this film. I came away feeling that it is a testament to the strength of Greek women. I hope that it soon will be distributed widely in the USA so that it can be seen by a wider audience. There is an unforgettable scene of all the mail order brides in their wedding dresses from throughout Greece, Turkey, and Russia. As the Damien Lewis character comments, "like snowflakes in the summer".