Kalos ilthe to dollario

My favourite greek comedy! It's all time classic for me...every time i see this i laugh the same! Great humor and the greatest greek actors of their time!

A quite humorous George Konstantinou, is a teacher of English as a foreign language, who has problems finding a well-paying job. At home, he is also facing numerous troubles, partly because the house needs to be abandoned soon to be demolished and he can't afford to rent an apartment, and mostly because of his two brothers who persistently refuse to get themselves a job to contribute to the household expenses. The elder brother is dreaming in vain that he will return to his former career in politics, and the younger is too lazy to find a job, and not honest enough to keep it. At that time of great distress, a solution arrives from the sea...

Kalos ilthe to dollario made history as the first colour movie in Greece, using a colossal budget for its time.

An English teacher is in dire financial straits and resorts to a job in one of the most disreputable neighbourhoods in Athens and Piraeus - despite the light nature of the movie, it does provide some social commentary in that regard. As expected, he finds himself way out of his comfort zone and that makes for a good laugh. My favourite scene is the first time he visits the cabaret and one of the girls approaches him to make him buy her a drink and his socially awkward reaction is priceless. Some parts felt sligjtly forced, for example how he competes with some dodgy figures to attract more customers or how the romance develops all the way to a happy ending but it's all understandable in the general context of a family-oriented, feel-good comedy.

Giorgos Konstadinou does an exceptional job as he essentially carries the movie, while Nikos Fermas and Anna Kalouta deliver great performances as well.