Maria Plyta

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1915-03-26

Deathday 2006-03-04 (90 years old)

Place of Birth Thessaloniki, Greece

Also Known As Μαρία Πλυτά, Maria Plita

Maria Plyta

Biography

Maria Plyta (26 November 1915 - 4 March 2006) was a Greek film director, prose writer, playwright and journalist. She was the first female director in Greece and is known for the films The Engagements (1950), The Baptist (1952) and The Lustrakos (1962), which achieved great commercial success. Plyta is considered one of the most important personalities of early post-war cinema, as, along with other directors, she defined the cinematic language of the time. She also wrote novels and plays, and worked for several years in newspapers and magazines. lthough Plyta was the first Greek woman director, with a filmography of 17 films in 20 years (1950 – 1970), to this day, she remains underrated, despite the fact that her films were an important part of the history of Greek cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.

Known For

Director

1967
The Merchant

as Director

1965
The Winner

as Director

1964
Uphill

as Director

1962
You Came Too Late

as Director

1962
Loustrakos

as Director

1959
Wrecks Of Life

as Director

1958
Just for One Night

as Director

1957
1956
1953
Eva

as Director

1952
The Godson

as Director

1951
The She-Wolf

as Director

1950
The Engagement

as Director

Writer

1967
The Merchant

as Writer

1965
The Winner

as Writer

1964
Uphill

as Writer

1963
Jealousy

as Writer

1962
Loustrakos

as Writer

1951
The She-Wolf

as Writer

1950
The Engagement

as Screenplay