Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/triandaphyllou-marnelis-anna-c809all.aspx Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:46:18 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/thread-of-the-needle-p324.aspx Product324 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 08:57:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/thread-of-the-needle-p324.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/thread-of-the-needle.jpg" alt="Thread of The Needle" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/thread-of-the-needle-p324.aspx">Thread of The Needle</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/thread-of-the-needle-p324.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$295.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>Ano Ravenia, a mountain village in Greece, young men leave to find work, learn a trade or <g class="gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling" id="7" data-gr-id="7">serve</g> in the Army while a young woman may leave her father’s house only to enter that of her husband. The unmarried girls remain in the village <g class="gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del gr-progress" id="6" data-gr-id="6">amoung</g> the elderly folk, meeting together to embroider their trousseaus and chat. In a rural Greek community, it is not the role of women to express their point of view in public. The film allows the spectator to sit in one of these casual sewing sessions where the girls talk about their wishes and problems, most of which revolve around marriages that will change their lives.<div><br /></div><div><hr><b><br /></b></div><div><b>SELECTED SCREENINGS & AWARDS</b></div><div><div>Margaret Mead Film Festival, New York, 1983</div><div>Bilan du Film Ethnographique, France, 1984</div><div>Broadcast, ERT II, Greece, 1984</div></div><b><br /></b><div><b>Films in the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.der.org/greek-series-p965.aspx">Greek</a>&nbsp;series:</b></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/charcoal-makers-p908.aspx">Charcoal-Makers</a></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/every-day-is-not-a-feast-day-p890.aspx">Every Day Is Not A Feast Day</a></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/a-hard-life-p763.aspx"> A Hard Life</a></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/lets-get-married-p667.aspx">Let's Get Married</a></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/my-family-and-me-p645.aspx">My Family and Me</a></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/thread-of-the-needle-p324.aspx">Thread of The Needle</a></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/triandaphyllou-marnelis-anna-c809all.aspx">Triandaphyllou-Marnelis, Anna</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>