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Bookmark this pageThe Four Seasons of the Law (1999)
Director: Demos Avdeliodis
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From Time Out Film Guide
This droll leisurely parable shows how realist cinema and mythological storytelling can produce intriguing art when combined with the director's restraint and gnomic professionalism. Set on the island of Chios in 1960, the tale is simple and cyclic: four 'Field Guards' are employed in a village, in the island's south, that has a fearsome reputation for awkwardness, superstitiousness and pagan magic. At once a celebration of the idiosyncracy of pre-industrial community, a paean to nature (ramified by the judicious musical accompaniment of Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons') and a deadpan comedy, this unclassifiable film is a compulsive, surprising and slowly rewarding delight.Author: WH
Cast & crew
Director: Demos Avdeliodis
Producer: Demos Avdeliodis
Cast: Angeliki Malamati, Panayotis Louros, Ilias Petropouleas, Markellos Poupalos, Takis Agoris, Yannis Tsoubariotis, Stelios Makrias, Angelos Pantelaras full cast
Duration: 177 mins
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