O Melissokomos (The Beekeeper)

O Melissokomos (The Beekeeper) (1986)

  • 82% of users liked it
    (256 ratings)

In this compelling drama, Marcello Mastroianni gives a tour-de-force interpretation of a disillusioned middle-aged man, a bee keeper who inherited the passion for his vocation from his father. After weeping silently at the end of his daughter's wedding ceremony, Spyros (Mastroianni) leaves in his… More

Unrated, 2 hr. 22 min.
Directed By
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1986 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Marcello Mastroianni gives a superb performance.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dimitris S


    The most accessible Angelopoulos you can reach.A terrific intermezzo sequence in between the laboring of the protagonist and his suppressed sexuality.Memories and evoking scenery,there's certainly a poetic homage to natural distraction.The tumultuous landscape of Greece serves as… More

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