From the archives of Oblivion: the first female Greek director Maria Plyta (1915-2006)

Abstract

Includes image: 'the night responds to my complaints', 1932.

Abstract

Maria Plyta’s films are almost completely forgotten today despite the continuing popularity they enjoy when screened on television. There is something parochial and paradoxical in them that ignites more bewilderment and confusion than acceptance or enthusiasm. It is interesting to note that after so many decades of intense feminist film criticism there is only one significant study of her work by Eliza-Anna Delveroudi which deals with her contribution as the first female director. Consequently, we do not possess a digital remastering of none of her films, which circulate in bad and incomplete versions.