A Girl In Black

A talented but unsuccessful writer (Dimitri Horn) visits the sun-drenched island of Hydra for a short holiday and takes up residence in the large, neglected house of an impoverished widow. On the day of his arrival, the woman and her family are publicly disgraced when she is caught in the arms of a lover. The bitter persecution that follows arouses the sympathy and concern of the young writer who falls in love with the widow's timid daughter Marina (Ellie Lambetti). But bitter feuds and rivalries stand in they way of their happiness together, and the couple finds themselves the targets of local hostility

Shot in eight weeks on a limited budget and using only one camera, A Girl In Black brought international attention to the Greek film industry, director Michael Cacoyannis and its star Ellie Lambetti.