suicide,greece,melancholy,beehive,retirement,nostalgia,wedding,hitchhiking,husband wife estrangement,road movie

The Beekeeper (1986)

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Following the wedding of his daughter, stone-faced beekeeper Spyros makes an annual journey from the north of Greece to the south, traveling along with his hives. En route, he meets an erratic, young female drifter, with whom he strikes up an unusual, self-destructive relationship.

Cast & Crew

Director
Theo Angelopoulos
  • Profile picture of Marcello Mastroianni
    Spyros Marcello Mastroianni
  • Profile picture of Nadia Mourouzi
    The Girl Nadia Mourouzi
  • Profile picture of Serge Reggiani
    Sick Man Serge Reggiani
  • Profile picture of Jenny Roussea
    Anna Jenny Roussea
  • Profile picture of Dinos Iliopoulos
    Spyros' Friend Dinos Iliopoulos
  • Profile picture of Vasia Panagopoulou
    Spyros' Youngest Daughter Vasia Panagopoulou
  • Profile picture of Stamatis Gardelis
    Stamatis Gardelis
  • Profile picture of Mihalis Giannatos
    Mihalis Giannatos

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Keywords

  • suicide
  • greece
  • melancholy
  • beehive
  • retirement
  • nostalgia
  • wedding
  • hitchhiking
  • husband wife estrangement
  • road movie