Sofia and Her People

Alternative title: Sofia’s People: Eventful Lives
Synopsis: Shows a Greek family from the village of Argaki, Cyprus, at three points in their lives. In the ‘ethnographic present’ of Nicosia, 1983, when they operate a successful family business, a bakery that produces several thousand loaves a day; in 1973, when they were resident in Argaki, and Sophia, the mother and leading character, had a much smaller bakery. The third period involves the family becoming war refugees, and passing through a period of depression and apathy. Although economically resilient the family members pay a high price for recovery, in the stresses and strains of shift work. Particularly Sophia, who expresses her painful attachment to her lost village through improvised poems which she sings as laments while she works. Sophia’s lament provides a narrative framework for the film.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 37 min.
Year of production: 1985
Availability: Hire (RAI Film & Video Library)
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Notes: See also LIFE CHANCES: FOUR FAMILIES IN A GREEK CYPRIOT VILLAGE.
Uses: Undergraduates. *RAI
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: Cyprus; refugees; village life

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