The Beekeeper
1986 · Movie · 122 min · ★ 7.0
Following the wedding of his daughter, stone-faced beekeeper Spyros makes an annual journey from the north of Greece to the south, traveling along with his hives. En route, he meets an erratic, young female drifter, with whom he strikes up an unusual, self-destructive relationship.
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Details
- Original title
- Ο Μελισσοκόμος
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-10-23
- Language
- EL
- Runtime
- 122 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (71 votes)
Themes
- suicide
- greece
- melancholy
- beehive
- retirement
- nostalgia
- wedding
- hitchhiking
- husband wife estrangement
- road movie
Cast & crew
Marcello Mastroianni
as Spyros
Nadia Mourouzi
as The Girl
Serge Reggiani
as Sick Man
Jenny Roussea
as Anna
Dinos Iliopoulos
as Spyros' Friend
Vasia Panagopoulou
as Spyros' Youngest Daughter
- IP
Iakovos Panotas
as Mihalis
Stamatis Gardelis
Mihalis Giannatos
Karyofyllia Karabeti
as Spyros' Eldest Daughter
Directed by Theo Angelopoulos