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The Beekeeper ()

O melissokomos (original title)
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A bee keeper, Spiros, travels from the north to the south of Greece with his bees to meet the spring.
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Spyros
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The Girl
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Sick Man
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Spyros' Wife
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Spyros' Friend
Iakovos Panotas ...
Solder / The Girl / Side Boyfriend
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(as Kostas Konstadopoulos)

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Theodoros Angelopoulos

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Theodoros Angelopoulos ... ()
 
Tonino Guerra ... ()
 
Dimitris Nollas ... ()

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Nikos Angelopoulos ... executive producer
Theodoros Angelopoulos ... producer
Giuseppe Colombo ... producer
Enzo Rispoli ... producer

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Eleni Karaindrou

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Giorgos Arvanitis

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Takis Giannopoulos

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Socrates Zoidis ... Lab Supervisor: Film Restoration / Lab Supervisor: Remastering

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Mikes Karapiperis

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Mikes Karapiperis

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Giorgos Ziakas

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Giorgos Ziakas

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Emilios Konitsiotis ... production manager

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Nikos Ahladis ... sound
Thanassis Arvanitis ... sound mixer

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Jérôme Prébois ... still photographer

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Plot Summary

Disenchanted with life, stone-faced Spiros, a retired small-town schoolteacher and active beekeeper, finds himself faced with the challenging mission of self-discovery after his daughter's wedding. In search of spring and a temperate climate for his precious bees, Spiros leaves everything behind and embarks on a solitary annual journey to follow the path of the blooming springtime flowers: a tradition passed down from generation to generation. As morose Spiros meanders through the Greek countryside, a chance encounter with a free-spirited, happy-go-lucky female drifter gradually brings to light buried emotions and overpowering feelings. But pretty soon, palpable silence turns into unspoken tension, and bittersweet nostalgia evolves into self-destructive obsession. Written by Nick Riganas

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Also Known As
  • Ο μελισσοκόμος (Greece)
  • L'apiculteur (France)
  • Il volo (Italy)
  • The Beekeeper (United States)
  • The Beekeeper (World-wide, English title)
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  • 122 min
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Trivia Marcello Mastroianni delivered his lines in Italian while filming. He then dubbed his own voice into Greek in post-production. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in To Each His Own Cinema (2007). See more »
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