Learn How to Read and Write, Son


Learn How to Read and Write, Son is a 1981 Greek drama/comedy film directed by Thodoros Maragos and starring Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Kostas Tsakonas and Anna Mantzourani.

Plot

The story is set in a mountain village in Arcadia shortly later the Metapolitefsi. The unveiling of a repository to those who died during the Occupation stirs up the village, because the name of a communist partisan who was killed was omitted. Periklis, a conservative high school teacher, comes to clash with his wife and his two sons over whether Chrysanthi and her family have a right to put a wreath in memory of the partisan.

Awards

The film won three awards at the 1981 Thessaloniki Film Festival:
AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
1981 Thessaloniki Film FestivalBest Leading ActorVasilis Diamantopoulos
1981 Thessaloniki Film FestivalBest Leading ActressAnna Mantzourani
1981 Thessaloniki Film FestivalBest Production DesignStamatis Tsarouhas, Angeliki Maragkou

Cast