The Magic City (1955)
1h 20m
Running Time
July 18, 1955Release Date
Plot.
A look at poverty in post-war Athens. Kosmas, a young man living in the slums, constantly tries to make ends meet, hoping for a better day. Because of debts, he gets tangled up in smuggling. His morals are tested and he tries to find a way out.
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Details.
Release DateJuly 18, 1955
Original NameΜαγική Πόλη
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Filming LocationsGreece
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Wiki.
Magic City () is a Greek neorealist film directed by Níkos Kúnduros and released in 1954.The filming began in 1952.Selected for the Venice Exhibition, censorship did not allow it to officially represent Greece.The film is a testimony to the intense urban transformations of Athens in the early 1950s: destruction of old buildings and with them of entire neighborhoods; social transformations also: old houses are mortgaged to buy a car symbol of social ascension.