A farm girl and an auto mechanic from a small Greek village are driving to the mayor’s office for their marriage ceremony but the officiant leaves the building before the ceremony joins the two as man and wife.
They must return the following day.
The camera work is brilliant in capturing facial expressions of the couple. The man seems distant and at one point resembles a man who has some displeasing statement to make. When returning to their homes the man stops the car to smoke a cigarette by the side of the road without telling the girl he would be so doing. He stands afar smoking his cigarette.
The tension in this short is agonizing. You may guess the conclusion but with its filming your compassion must surely gush out in torrents.
This is more like a funeral than a wedding.
The black and white film here gives the short a vicious austerity.
Directed by Alexandros Skouras.
RKS 2024 Film Rating: 91/100.
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