Lydia Papadimitriou is a senior lecturer and route leader in screen studies at Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom. Her publications include articles on Greek war cinema, Greek film musicals, and medical practices.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Introduction      Part I. Contexts1. Old Greek Cinema: Industry, Genre and Criticism            2. What Is the Greek Musical?      Part II. Texts3. The First Greek Musicals: Authorship, Genre and Industry      4. Early Dalianidis Musicals: Spectacle, Comedy and Modernity      5. The “National Musical”: Bouzouki Music, Class and Identity      6. Traveling on Screen: Tourism, Folklore and Nationalism      7. Aliki Vougiouklaki and Rena Vlachopoulou: Stardom, Genre and Gender      Conclusion      Appendix A. Filmography of Greek Musicals: Credits and Plot Summaries      Appendix B. Inclusive List of Greek Musicals      Appendix C. Annual Output of Finos Films, Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos, Klak Films, and Damaskinos-Michailidis (1948–1983)      Appendix D. Glossary      Chapter Notes      BibliographyEnglish      Greek      French      Index

Lydia Papadimitriou is a senior lecturer and route leader in screen studies at Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom. Her publications include articles on Greek war cinema, Greek film musicals, and medical practices.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Introduction      Part I. Contexts1. Old Greek Cinema: Industry, Genre and Criticism            2. What Is the Greek Musical?      Part II. Texts3. The First Greek Musicals: Authorship, Genre and Industry      4. Early Dalianidis Musicals: Spectacle, Comedy and Modernity      5. The “National Musical”: Bouzouki Music, Class and Identity      6. Traveling on Screen: Tourism, Folklore and Nationalism      7. Aliki Vougiouklaki and Rena Vlachopoulou: Stardom, Genre and Gender      Conclusion      Appendix A. Filmography of Greek Musicals: Credits and Plot Summaries      Appendix B. Inclusive List of Greek Musicals      Appendix C. Annual Output of Finos Films, Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos, Klak Films, and Damaskinos-Michailidis (1948–1983)      Appendix D. Glossary      Chapter Notes      BibliographyEnglish      Greek      French      Index