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And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband

1965 · 105 min Drama Comedy
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

A quiet revolution simmers in a mid-1960s Greek village. A woman, whose existence has always been dictated by her husband's will and village tradition, begins to feel something unfamiliar—an absence of fear. Her awakening unfolds not through loud protests, but through small, almost invisible acts of domestic defiance. These seeds of doubt gradually take root, altering not only her own path but also unsettling the very foundations of the patriarchal world around her. The comedy arises from the clash between her newfound, tentative confidence and the rigid expectations of a conservative community.

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Original Title Η Δε Γυνή Να Φοβήται Τον Άνδρα
Year 1965
Country Greece
Genre Drama, Comedy
Director Yorgos Tzavellas
Runtime 105 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (23 votes)

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The film expertly walks the line between drama and comedy, using the lightness of the genre to explore profound social change. The director approaches the characters not with judgment, but with a warm, ironic gaze, capturing the fragility of human bonds at a historical turning point.

What lingers after the final scene is not just a tale of emancipation, but a subtle portrait of a society where laughter becomes a tool against fear. The feeling is one of a quiet, irreversible victory of the human spirit over age-old prejudice. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yorgos Tzavellas

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Sunlight through shutters, the scent of warm olive groves, and the distant church bell. The air is thick with the unspoken.

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