Directing
Maria Plyta
- Born
- Mar 26, 1915 · Aged 90
- Died
- Mar 4, 2006
- Place of birth
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 0
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 16
Also known as (8)
- Μαρία Πλυτά
- Maria Plita
- Maria Plyta-Hatzinakou
- Maria Plyta - Hatzinakou
- Μαρια Πλυτα
- Μαρία Πλυτά - Χατζηνάκου
- Μαρίκα Πλυτά
- Μαρία Πλυτά-Χατζηνάκου
Biography
Maria Plyta (Greek: Μαρία Πλυτά, 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. Αlthough Plyta was the…