Love Struck

An Honest, Entertaining Love Story with Real Humans

It is rare, especially in Greek cinema, to find a love story honestly told. Let's face it. If you've ever watched Greek daytime television involving love stories-especially involving love triangles- you will see a lot of yelling with bulging eyes, tears, screeching, and animated histrionics. While this no doubt sometimes occurs, "real life" is usually much more banal-even in Greece. This is how the story is told here.

In any language, this movie has an astonishing real feel to it. The characters are ordinary people having ordinary jobs caught up in a difficult situation. At the same time, it presents interesting picture of life in modern Greece.

Apo Erota is a story which involves real, ordinary, people, using real dialogue, and presenting the difficulties of a love triangle may sometimes present in an honest, forthright, and entertaining way.