Daphnis and Chloe (film)

Daphnis and Chloe
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Directed by	Orestis Laskos
Written by	Longus
Screenplay by	Orestis Laskos
Based on	Daphnis and Chloe
Produced by	Yannis Karatzopoulos Orestis Laskos Dimitris Raptidis
Starring	Apollon Marsyas Lucy Matli Ioannis Avlonitis Grigoris Georgiadis Korina Hatzimihelaki K. Pavlopoulos Giangos Lambrakis
Edited by	Orestis Laskos
Music by	Agis Asteriadis
Production company	Astra Studios
Distributed by	Astra Film
Release date	27 June 1931 (1931-06-27)
Running time	5 reels 68 minutes
Country	Greece
Languages	Silent film Greek intertitles
Budget	500,000 Drachmas[1]

Daphnis and Chloe (Greek: Δάφνις και Χλόη), is a 1931 Greek romance film written and directed by Orestis Laskos, based on the namesake novel of the 2nd-century writer Longus. It is sometimes said to be the first European film containing nude scenes. The 1897 film by George Méliès After The Ball was much earlier, but uses simulated nudity via use of body stockings.^[2][3][4]

The film was shot in different areas on the island of Lesvos namely Mytilini and Agiasos. The Nymph scenes were shot at Lake Vouliagmeni in Corinth. The original silent film negatives were burned. There were talking copies produced after the 1940s one was found in the United States with English subtitles and speech. The Greek film library conservation and restoration department in collaboration with the original director's supervision restored the silent film to its original quality.^[5]

The film was made at the height of the Greek film era between 1925 and 1935. During this time over forty feature films were produced in Greece. The Greek film was also one of the first script-written films for cinema and adapted from the Ancient Greek story by Lungos. Famous Greek actor Kimon Spathopoulos contributed his knowledge as a make-up artist.^[6][7]