
Odysseas Kosteletos
Directing
Biography
Odysseas Kosteletos was born on February 2, 1926 in Corfu, Greece. He is a director and writer, known for O peirasmos (1957), To hamini (1960) and Katarameni agapi (1968).
Known For

Aris, a race car driver, meets a guy who looks strikingly similar to him. With obvious curiosity, he tries to find out from his friend Dimitris who this identical "stranger" is. He learns that his name is Kyriakos and that he works in a car repair shop. But Kyriakos, who is connected to Fotini, also learns of Aris's existence, and from his own father he learns that he is his twin brother, who was given up for adoption to a wealthy man, Kaisaris. The latter, as Aris's friend Diana learns, wanted a child to inherit a large fortune. Diana helps Kyriakos become a singer, while at the same time blackmailing Caesar for his strategy. The two brothers eventually find out everything, and Caesar is forced to sabotage Kyriakos' car in order to get him out of the way in the upcoming race...
The stranger of that night

Petros Pelekis is shaken when he receives a letter from America informing him that the feud between his family and the Patakas family continues, and that the last Patakas is coming to Greece to kill him. Petros lives in constant fear that anyone he knows could be his would-be killer. To protect himself, he hires Kostas, his neighbor's wife's lover.
The Harefoot

Two very poor young people who grow up together, Alexis and Anna, live in two hovels with a common courtyard and seriously love each other, thinking indeed of getting married. One day, Alexis, who has a very good voice and a real talent in popular music, sends a demo cassette to a well-known record company, and suddenly everything changes. From one day to the next, he becomes famous, and, naturally, he is confused by his own success, changing tastes and styles. He is attracted by the glamor of a successful singer and neglects his former love. In the end, however, he will return to her, and everything will turn out fine.
Anguish

Sotiris owns a souvlaki restaurant but at his free time he loves to work as a P.I. in the neighborhood.
Sexy batsos kai skliros

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The one that didn't bend

George, a descendant of a traditional family, lives under the guardianship of his uncle Nikiforos and aunt Elpida, and his future prospects are bright. One day, he meets Argyroula, an orphan girl who sells flowers in the city center. He falls in love with her and wants to marry her, regardless of their social differences. He manages to overcome the objections of his uncle and Argyroula herself, but not those of his aunt Elpida...
The Hamini

Two poor young people, Martha and Manos, have grown up together and are in love, but the financial problems of the girl's family will lead her to marry a rich man. Manos, prompted by their separation, will write a song that will pave the way for his success, but will also bring him closer to another woman, whom he will marry...
I'm begging you my love

Christina and her mother have as neighbors a man who dreams of singing and the son of a wealthy family, who is not interested in money but wants to become a painter. Both young men love Christina. She chooses the aspiring painter, against her mother's advice. The couple will have a child, but the man will end up working in construction when he discovers that he suffers from color blindness and therefore cannot paint. With the help of the second man, he reconciles with his father and mother and rebuilds his life from scratch.
The Wind Took My Dreams

This is one of the many variations on the Romeo and Juliet myth, in which young love reunites two children, Dimitris and Myrto, whose families hate each other to death. Myrto's father caused Dimitris' father to be financially ruined and, although both men are dead, the hatred of Dimitris' mother, Theophile, does not seem to fade. This time, the feeling between the two young people blooms again under the sun of Chalkidiki, where Myrto and her aunt Eleni are going on vacation. Dimitris does not seek any revenge and his interest in Myrto is sincere and guileless. The feeling is mutual, while the passions and hatreds of the past fade away under the blue sky and the hot sun...
I want to live in the sun.

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Μας τα 'παν κι άλλοι που την είχαν πιο μεγάλη

During the reign of Otto, the beautiful daughter of a local lord is kidnapped. Her fiancé tries to track down the kidnappers, but to no avail. The girl endures many hardships, but eventually escapes from her captors and returns to her home and her beloved.
The Slave Girl

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Now that I am leaving life

A retired General sends his nephew, Giannis, to Athens so to settle into a job. One day, Giannis discovers that a stolen suitcase which has given him to guard contains something suspicious. The naïve Giannis decides to hand it over to the police. The rich owner of the suitcase, is looking for a clever husband for his daughter Kathy, and Giannis seems to be the most appropriate person.
Giannis Messed Up

An advertising executive, in order to deal with his financial problems, uses his talent to impersonate the Italian son of a businessman, the fruit of a youthful passion. His appearance will cause a lot of turmoil and misunderstandings. When the owner of his office comes to ask for his overdue rent, he is accompanied by a client from Italy.
Stavros Is Cunning!

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Το ρεπορτάζ

A chance meeting between Vantar, who succeeded his father as leader of the clan, and the beautiful Gypsy woman Maira triggers the beginning of a passionate love. But he is not the only one who desires her.
My Brothers, Footloose Tramps

A worker, engaged to the owner of the factory where he works, at his mother's request, begins a relationship with a poor girl, who is ill and will soon die. His fiancée discovers his double life and reveals it to the sick girl, who ends up in the hospital.
With you forever

The son of a rich industrialist is in love with a poor girl, but his father wants to marry him to the daughter of a childhood friend and partner.
Atonement

A former singer and actress, after 12 years of marriage to a famous lawyer, doubts his love. So, to provoke his interest, she allows herself to be flirted with by a former and a current admirer. The wife of one admirer, the mistress of the other, and an admirer of her husband become involved in this romantic game. A pandemonium of misunderstandings ensues...
I komodia tou erota

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