2017 · istanbul · melodrama · period
Polyxeni
Directed by Dora Masklavanou1h 40m2017
In 1955 a couple of prominent Greek Istanbulites adopt an orphan Greek girl, twelve-year-old Polyxeni, who is separated from her younger brother. She embarks on a new life and a future that looks bright, but she will have to defend what’s rightfully hers.
Our read: Polyxeni (2017) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded istanbul · melodrama · period entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured istanbul / melodrama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
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