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Frère Jacques ~ 1967

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Uploaded by on Jun 6, 2009

This film is titled «Καλώς ήλθε το δολλάριο» (welcome dollar) and was released in 1967 by the director of many popular films of the fifties and the sixties, Alekos Sakellarios. Nonetheless, particularly this film was boycotted by the Greek public, because this year an extreme right dictatorship was established in Greece, which had the overt support of the then US government (Nixon & Kissinger).
The film isn't actually praising USA, more than it's currency, with which sailors of the American Navy who were visiting Greece, within the bounds of exercises, were "providing" Greek businesses in Athens, Piraeus or elsewhere, including cabarets and other places of less good reputation...

From this extract someone can enjoy a song by the magnificent composer Yannis Spanos, who was inspired by a very common, childish melody and made a very touching and sorrowful composition (lyrics by Alekos Sakellarios)... The unforgettable Sotiris Moustakas is playing the piano, while the protagonist of this film, Yorgos Konstantinou, is accompanying him in singing...

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  • Très réussie votre interprétation, bravo.

    Bonjour de la France.

  • @Vialmaje Un grand merci pour vos mots! C'est vraiment un honneur d'entendre que d'un français! :) Beaucoup de salutations cordiales de la Grèce!

  • @Vialmaje Par ailleurs, cette chanson est écrite par Yiannis Spanos, qui avait écrit quelques chansons en français et avait collaboré avec quelques chanteurs français très célèbre.. ;)

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  • Υπεροχο τραγουδι! Συγκινητικο σε βαθμο κακουργηματος!!!

  • Εξαιρετικά στιγμιότυπα !!! Υπέροχη σκηνή και πολύ όμορφο και νοσταλγικό τραγούδι !!! Και -όπως πάντα- ευρηματικότατοι οι στίχοι του Σακελλάριου... με το αναγνωρίσιμο χιούμορ του, αλλά και με τόση ευαισθησία !!!

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  • το τραγουδι σε συνδυασμο με το θεμα της ταινιας περιγραφει την μεταπολεμικη ελλαδα απ το 50 μεχρι και σημερα.εκπληκτικη σκηνη απο 2 τεραστιους ηθοποιους

  • Ekpliktiki tainia! Epiki skini!!!

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