Anna of Rhodes
Anna Roditi
by Giannis Filippou, Michalis Gaziadis, Greece , 1948, 78 mins
A romantic and adventurous film set during the German occupation in Rhodes.
During World War II, a lieutenant of the Royal Navy, Aris Galanos, arrives in Italian-occupied Rhodes on a secret mission. He takes the place of the Italian officer Giovanni Retsini and, as captain Giovanni, now helps the residents of the island as much as possible. At the same time, he also falls in love with Anna Roditi, a member of the Resistance. The revelation of Aris’s activity also leads to Anna’s arrest, who is about to be court-martialed. The capitulation of Italy, however, averts such an unpleasant development. With the end of the war and the unification of the Dodecanese islands with Greece, Aris returns to Rhodes to live there forever with his beloved Anna Roditi.
Anna Roditi is one of the first post-war Greek productions shot on the island of Rhodes, and the first film of the Anzervos company, which was the second most important post-war Greek production company, after Finos Film. Its patriotic story, romantic subplot, and views of the island's spectacular rugged scenery were enthusiastically greeted by Greek audiences, and the film was a huge box-office hit.
Anna Roditi was physically restored as part of the Lumiere Project, 1991-1995 supported by the MEDIA Programme, by the Greek Film Archive and Stiftung Deutsche Kinematek. The film was restored from an incomplete negative and parts of prints assembled from various sources in Greece and abroad. The majority of lost material was found with and bought from private collectors in Australia.
Anna of Rhodes (Anna Roditi)
Greece, 1948, 78 mins
Co-directors Giannis Filippou, Michalis Gaziadis
Co-writers Vangelis Spyropoulos,Giorgos Asimakopoulos,Panagiotis Papadoukas
Original music composer Niky Giakovlef
Date de première sortie March29th 1948
Tickets sold during the first theatrical release 65.206
Producer and Distributor AnZervos Film
Rights holder Maria Plagianou
Project holder Maria-Amalia Mitropoylou-Komninou (Greek Film Archive - Tainiothiki Tis Ellados)
Aims of participation : funding, restoration, international sales, theatrical distribution, Distribution, video publishing and new contacts
Information on the available material
- Designated format/medium for restoration : Dupe Negative 35mm 4x600, from nitrate negatives
- Sound Negative 35mm 4x600
- Condition : Good, minimal deterioration
- Place of preservation : Greek Film Archive
- Other existing formats and their conditions : Digital Beta/Good
Available rights
- Theatrical, TV, VoD, festivals, Distribution rights : Available
- Exploitation and promotion rights in Greece and abroad, explicitly excluding commercial exploitation
Name of authorised agent : Greek Film Archive
Duration of authorisation : from 6/19/1996, updated on 1/26/2021, valid for the entire period of protection of copyright and related rights with worldwide geographical validity, pursuant to Law 2121/93
Territory/territories concerned : Worldwide
- Sales representative for theatrical distribution, TV, Festivals, VoD :
Name of authorised agent : Greek Film Archive
Duration of authorisation : 1/9/24 until 31/8/27 (duration of the contract: 3 years)
Territory/territories concerned : Worldwide
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