Aleka Paizi

Aleka Paizi

Born: January 1, 1919
Died: February 4, 2009
in Heraklio, Greece

Movies for Aleka Paizi...

Sweet Memory
Title: Sweet Memory
Character: Katerina
Released: November 22, 2005
Type: Movie
Irina returns to Athens after long absence to find her step-brother. Her brother's friends, an American musician, a young Russian, a heritage-suitcase of her father and a series of odd events drift her into an inner journey...
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Title: Η Ζωή Που Δεν Έζησα
Character: Ιουλία
Released: October 5, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Η Πρόβα του Νυφικού
Character: Grandmother
Released: October 6, 1995
Type: TV
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The Butterfly's Dream
Title: The Butterfly's Dream
Character: La pastora (as Aleka Paisi)
Released: March 24, 1994
Type: Movie
This European existential drama utilizes complex symbols inspired by abstract psychological theories to explore the effects and reasons behind a young classical actor's decision to stop talking. No one knows why Massimo has vowed to stop talking. Other than speaking dialog from classical plays, Massimo refuses to say a single word. His father, a classic-literature professor believes it reflects to a disappointing love affair. His new girlfriend thinks Massimo is rebelling against his mother, a poet. A director learns of Massimo and commissions his mother to write a play about him. Though Massimo plays himself in the play, and does speak, he returns to silence when the play is finished.
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My Daughter Belongs to Me
Title: My Daughter Belongs to Me
Character: Despina
Released: May 28, 1992
Type: Movie
A Greek father, estranged from his German wife, kidnaps his daughter from her busy career mother in Berlin, and brings her home to live with his family. An international custody battle follows.
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Title: Ακριβή μου Σοφία
Character: γιαγιά Σοφία Μινέικο
Released: December 20, 1990
Type: TV
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Γάμος Στο Περιθώριο
Title: Γάμος Στο Περιθώριο
Character: Foteini Gaziadou
Released: October 1, 1989
Type: Movie
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Roza
Title: Roza
Released: October 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Greek drama
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Title: Οι απόμαχοι
Released: September 18, 1982
Type: TV
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Melodrama?
Title: Melodrama?
Released: July 5, 1980
Type: Movie
A 30-year-old man (Lefteris Vogiatzis) returns from America suffering an existential crisis. He goes to Corfu to see his sick mother and tries to find happiness through a desperate love ...
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Honeymoon
Title: Honeymoon
Character: Zaharoula Sahini
Released: October 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Taxidi Tou Melitos is about the fear that most elderly people experience: approaching death. Leon (Stavros Xenides) and Zaharoula (Betty Livanou) are heading out for their annual vacation at a summer resort. Instead of their usual carefree anticipation, their mood is subdued because their daughter has just married and is off on her honeymoon. Life is lonely without her and the couple cannot avoid the realization that death is not that far away for them. Once at the resort, Leon tries to overcome this nagging fear by taking a wild plunge in the ocean, naked, as he and Zaharoula are out walking on the beach. Taken up in the spirit of the moment, she joins him among the waves. The results, however, are not what they expected.
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The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Title: The Perfume of the Lady in Black
Character: Signorina Cardini (as Alexandra Paizi)
Released: March 29, 1974
Type: Movie
Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
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Dirty Weekend
Title: Dirty Weekend
Character: Mother of Norma
Released: March 8, 1973
Type: Movie
A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they're kidnapped by a trio of bank robbers. They wind up becoming media "stars" as police and reporters follow them. They all wind up at the beat-up shack of a cranky old codger, with the police surrounding them and the robbers threatening to kill everybody.
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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Title: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Character: Governess
Released: October 16, 1970
Type: Movie
Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.
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Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It
Title: Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It
Character: Italia - The Maid
Released: February 2, 1970
Type: Movie
After many years of living abroad, a troubled young man returns home due to the death of his father (who he suspects was actually murdered). He attempts to untangle that mystery while still carrying an unhealthy obsession toward his mother, who committed suicide ten years ago. This obsession then draws in his attractive cousin and takes a sexual turn.
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Dawn on the Third Day
Title: Dawn on the Third Day
Character: Popi
Released: January 26, 1962
Type: Movie
The inhabitants of Praxos, a mountain village in an occupied country, organize their own resistance to the oppressor. Faced with reprisals, they decide that every hour a man will cross the bridge that is the population's only supply route. The action, which results in the death of all those taking part, continues until dawn on the third day.
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Synoikia to Oneiro
Title: Synoikia to Oneiro
Released: October 15, 1961
Type: Movie
The stories of poor people living in a neighborhood in Athens and their difficulties.
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Πόθοι στα Στάχυα
Title: Πόθοι στα Στάχυα
Released: October 31, 1960
Type: Movie
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Erotic Stories
Title: Erotic Stories
Character: Maritsa's mother
Released: March 9, 1959
Type: Movie
A modest film of three independent parts showing sad couple stories.
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Mimikos and Mary
Title: Mimikos and Mary
Character: Ms Vemer
Released: October 10, 1958
Type: Movie
The tragic story of a couple that upset Athenian society at the end of the 19th century. Michail Mimikos (Andreas Barkoulis) is a doctor in the Greek army, and Mary Weber (Aliki Vougiouklaki) is an upper-class girl. The two want to get married, but Mary’s parents want her to marry a rich man. When Mimikos leaves abruptly for Nauplion for professional reasons, he writes her a letter which she never gets, leading to tragic consequences...
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Μπάρμπα Γιάννης ο Κανατάς
Title: Μπάρμπα Γιάννης ο Κανατάς
Character: Thiresia Veneti
Released: March 14, 1957
Type: Movie
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The Child of the Street
Title: The Child of the Street
Character: Magda
Released: January 1, 1957
Type: Movie
A girl, Vassula, learns shortly before marrying her lover, Richard, that the alleged father is actually her uncle. The latter, when the natural daughter died, presented the event as the death of his adoptive daughter. The mother of the girl is still alive and will accompany her to church with her true father.