A retired Greek army general is coping with dementia. He has trained battalions in warfare but today can’t remember if he has taken his pills.
But he does remember a song on the radio that he and Olga his wife danced to at their wedding. And it brings him joy this song so much he gives a twirl and pinches Olga on her bottom!
He insists upon venturing outside to pick up his favourite Agiorgitiko grapes despite a warning from his physician he should not be outside alone. He picks up his grapes and the effort gives him fatigue wobbles and the general hits the pavement with his grapes.
An ambulance is called by a passerby although the general insists, he is not requiring a visit to the hospital. While Olga rushes upstairs to pack him up for the ambulance ride he chats to passerby’s while sitting on an armchair left on the pavement. Olga remembers on the pavement by the armchair with a big smile how the general, then a cadet, followed her home on a trolley and proposed to her. A bad situation sparks a very happy romantic memory.
What is the expression. In every cloud there is a silver lining. Can dementia totally defeat love?
This short is directed by Maria Kolonia.
The 4th Annual Greek International Film Festival Tour (Canada) is playing in 11 Canadian cities 1-31October2024. To see when and where this short is playing check out https://gifft.ca .
A Bird's Eye View of Fashion, Food, Travel, Culture, Beverage and Curiosity 