The Marbles

A short, quirky character piece that blends gentle humour with cultural longing, watching a man's tidy life crack open.

Directed by

Alexis Bisticas

Genres

Drama

Starring

Stavros Zalmas, Roz Freeman-Atwood, Reina James

Overview

Christos is a young Greek in London, well-integrated, successful, more English than the English. Esther is his landlady and lover. Suddenly, Melina Merkouri arrives in London to take the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece. Christos is stirred. He washes the dishes, breaks them in the manner of rebetiko fans when the music of the bouzouki stirs the blood, and returns to Athens… with Melina and the famed Parthenon Marbles.

How it feels

Earnest, whimsical, melancholic and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, class, art, politics

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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