Learn How to Read and Write, Son

Learn How to Read and Write, Son Μάθε παιδί μου γράμματα
Directed by	Thodoros Maragos
Written by	Thodoros Maragos
Produced by	Thodoros Maragos
Starring	Vasilis Diamantopoulos Nikos Kalogeropoulos Kostas Tsakonas Anna Mantzourani
Release date	1981 (1981)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

Learn How to Read and Write, Son (Greek: Μάθε παιδί μου γράμματα, romanized: Mathe paidi mou grammata) 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 (the movie was filmed in Stemnitsa, Dimitsana and the surrounding areas) shortly after the Metapolitefsi (the fall of the military junta of 1967–74). The unveiling of a monument to those who died during the Occupation (World War II) stirs up the village, because the name of a communist partisan who was killed was omitted. Periklis (V. Diamantopoulos), 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:

List of awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
1981 Thessaloniki Film Festival	Best Leading Actor	Vasilis Diamantopoulos	Won
	Best Leading Actress	Anna Mantzourani	Won
	Best Production Design	Stamatis Tsarouhas, Angeliki Maragkou	Won

Cast

• Vasilis Diamantopoulos ..... Pericles Papachristoforos
• Anna Mantzourani ..... Elpida Papachristoforou
• Kostas Tsakonas ..... Demosthenes Papachristoforos
• Nikos Kalogeropoulos ..... Socrates Papachristoforos
• Christos Kalavrouzos ..... Kanavos
• Dimos Avdeliodis .....
• Giorgos Vrasivanopoulos

External links

• Learn How to Read and Write, Son at IMDb