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The Magic City

1955 · 80 min

A grim, neorealist plunge into post-war urban poverty where every small hope is slowly squeezed out by debt and compromise.

Overview
A look at poverty in post-war Athens. Kosmas, a young man living in the slums, constantly tries to make ends meet, hoping for a better day. Because of debts, he gets tangled up in smuggling. His morals are tested and he tries to find a way out.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • politics
  • morality
  • crime
  • class
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Nikos Koundouros
Written by
Margarita Lymberaki
Starring
George Foundas, Margarita Papageorgiou, Stephanos Stratigos, Manos Katrakis, Thanasis Veggos, Mimis Fotopoulos, Andreas Douzos, Eva Brika
Runtime
80 min
Country
Greece
Languages
Greek

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