O filos mou o Lefterakis

SYNOPSIS Theodoros in order to be able to go out with his occasional lovers, he "invented" a non-existent friend from Patras, Lefterakis, and use him as an alibi in wife Fofo. When one day arrives at home, quite suddenly, the non-existent friend Lefterakis Tsampardis, Theo will welcome him with surprise and terror.

COMMENTS It was the first of November 1955, when the Bournelli's Theatre opened its curtains for the premiere of the comedy by Alekos Sakellariou brought the title «My friend Lefterakis». A play presented by the Thiasos Dinos Iliopoulos and Mimi Fotopoulos, incorporated in the kind of theatrical farce. In reality it is an event following the French Boulevard (comedy intrigues, technical and misunderstandings), enriched with English humor. Eight years later than the theatrical presentation followed by a film version by Sakellarios with the logic of Finos Films who prefer walking for sure carrying the texts already proved on the theater stage. Kostas Voutsas, limited somewhat by its role Lefteraki and gives an unexpectedly moderate and highly significant interpretation.

Film based on a theatrical work of Alekos Sakellarios. And the adaption is full of life and as good as it gets!

Screenplay is clever. An unfaithful husband thinks up an imaginary- friend, for covering his dirty-deeds. His wife has been informed about his scheme and she decides to present that imaginary-friend to her husband. And he can do nothing about it! A pleasant and crazy film, with splendid dialogs.

And what can I say for its actors? Dinos Iliopoulos at his best! Maro Kontou and Kostas Voutsas, too! Yiorgos Konstantinou and Kaiti Panou best for supporting roles.

And what can I say for the rest of crew? Alekos Sakellarios is a master of easy-watching and,at the same time, very good films and he proved it once again... Cinematography by Nikos Dimopoulos who was one of the most successful Greek cinematographers, especially with Finos Film! And on set-decoration there was the beast of Greek Cinema, Markos Zervas! Music is composed by Gerasimos Lavranos. Everything's perfect!

The only reason that I vote 9 out 10 is the musical-boring-scenes... A lot of Greek film have those scenes. I don't understand this obsession: Actors are sitting on their table and we just watch the singer. But anyway, I have to defend this nice film: Actors are not just sitting and watching the performers, they involved somehow! But... almost 10 minutes of musical-boring-scene is quite enough for 9 out 10. It deserves to be watched by all who likes Greek comedy films. One of the best and it is as simple as that!