My Name is Eftihia

My Name is Eftihia

I lived the life I wanted

Directed by Angelos Frantzis

Produced by Tanweer Productions, View Master Films

2019123 min8.2 / 10

A spirited biographical drama about a woman who defies social convention to forge her own artistic and personal path in mid-20th century Greece.

A young girl, recently married, is traveling from Aidini to Greece with her mother and her two daughters. On board the ship she decides not to let life pass her by, but to live her own way. And she goes ahead! She writes endlessly wherever she can, on napkins and cigarette boxes, to bills. She smokes, she passionately falls in love, casually gambles in luxurious salons, but also in illegal basements. A teacher who becomes an actress and plays in streets and in theaters, a poet who becomes the greatest Greek folk songwriter. She collaborates with all the famous music personalities of the country, from Vassilis Tsitsanis and Apostolos Kaldaras to Manolis Ηiotis, Antonis Repanis and Manos Hadjidakis, bravely asserting herself to a cruel and typically male-dominated world.

Questions people ask

  • Does My Name is Eftihia end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is My Name is Eftihia violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is My Name is Eftihia easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is My Name is Eftihia scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is My Name is Eftihia sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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78/ 100

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