a nice and pleasant movie full of meditteranean scenery ( cephallonia be a very beautiful greek island ) that keep many of the novel characteristic . i think that greek scenery add something special and magical to a movie . one thing i do not like at all though and be that the main character and like mandras and pelagia father weren not greek actor but foreigner . i mean the actor try to express the greek way of living and but to me they do not succeed and it be quite clear . even their pronunciation when they be try to use greek word be terrible and that be bad for the film plot . irene papa be really great in her role and a typical example of a mother and living in a island during the 40 and who have lose her husband and try to live a child alone . john hurt and pelagia father and also act great . he remind me a greek in many of his reaction .