On Tuesday 14 May at 19:30 and on Wednesday 15 May at 21:30 we will screen in cinema Utopia the film Ghost of a Chance (Greece, 2001, colour, beta, 100 min) by Vangelis Seitanidis. The film is in the Greek original version with Εnglish subtitles. Suitable for children over 16 years old.
FILM SUMMARY
In the casino there is only one queen, the small ball that spins on the roulette table. None of the players pays the slightest attention to the female dealers.
But Takis, a "perennial" med student doesn't go to the casino for the millions but for a day's wages. Vera works in a gym but trains and gets a second job as a dealer. Her aim is to protect her mother since regulations forbid relatives of employees from entering the casino.
Let her Dad knock himself out. There's no way he'll play roulette again! At some point Takis and Vera become lovers. They rig a game at the roulette table, leave the money with her Mom and hide out in a friend's house where their romantic dream soon succumbs to the wretched conditions in which they live. When her father dies of a heart attack in his Jeep, Vera suddenly finds herself with money. At the funeral, the manager of the casino threatens to send her to prison. A compromise is reached: Vera returns most of the money and fingers Takis who goes to jail. But something worse happens to her: she starts gambling to make enough money to open her own gym. The story spins out until they both realize that they truly love each other.
Let her Dad knock himself out. There's no way he'll play roulette again! At some point Takis and Vera become lovers. They rig a game at the roulette table, leave the money with her Mom and hide out in a friend's house where their romantic dream soon succumbs to the wretched conditions in which they live. When her father dies of a heart attack in his Jeep, Vera suddenly finds herself with money. At the funeral, the manager of the casino threatens to send her to prison. A compromise is reached: Vera returns most of the money and fingers Takis who goes to jail. But something worse happens to her: she starts gambling to make enough money to open her own gym. The story spins out until they both realize that they truly love each other.
