
Lisa, Tosca of Athens
Seen it?1959 | 84 min | Romance, Comedy
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for anyone who's survived a family wedding and anyone in the mood for a love story. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 24 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1959: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if romance makes you roll your eyes.
Lisa (Xenia Kalogeropoulou) runs away from her father at the Athens airport because she does not want to marry a rich man from Paris whom her father has chosen for her. She hitchhikes to the city, where she meets Giorgos (Kostas Kakkavas) a handsome driver. Then, she runs away from him as well and tries to find her mother’s brother (Iordanis), whom she has never seen before. Her father publishes her photo in the newspapers and offers a reward of one hundred thousand drachmas to anyone who finds her. Lisa is now afraid that everyone can identify her, and so, in order to hide, she mingles with a group of tourists. However, she is unaware that her uncle is their guide. Giorgos has followed her in order to find out the reason she left him so suddenly, takes her in his car one more time, and they spend the night together.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sokrates Kapsaskis
- Xenia KalogeropoulouLisa Papadea
- Kostas KakavasGiorgos Vasileiou
- Dionysis PapagiannopoulosAntonis Papadeas
- Marika KrevataMrs Papadea
- Mihalis KalogiannisKostas
- Kostas HatzihristosIordanis Kollaros
- Fragiskos ManellisBabis
- Giannis SparidisTimoleon Denaxas
- Nanda Tzaka
- Takis HristoforidisThanasis