Evdokia (film)

{{Short description|1971 Greek film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Evdokia

| image =Evdokia (film).jpg

| writer = Alexis Damianos

| starring = Maria Vassiliou
George Koutouzis
Koula Agagiotou
Christos Zorbas

| director = Alexis Damianos

| producer = Artemis Kapasakali

| music = Manos Loizos

| cinematography = Christos Mangos

| editing = Andreas Andreadakis
Matt McCarthy

| released = {{Film date|1971|09|21}}

| runtime = 92 minutes

|country=Greece

|language=Greek

| studio = Poreia
Katamor Productions

}}

Evdokia ({{langx|el|Ευδοκία}}) is a 1971 Greek film. It is a drama of passion whose main characters are a sergeant and a prostitute (Evdokia) who get married after a brief passionate affair. Very soon, however, the influence of their environment strains their relationship, and the man tries to break away, but without success. The pair is surrounded by harsh light, rock, bare landscapes and military exercises, on the one hand, and sensuality and constrictions, on the other. Because of her occupation, Evdokia both attracts and repels the sergeant. The petit bourgeois environment, the lumpen elements, the social fringes and petty interests stifle the young couple: they apparently want to rebel, but never succeed.{{Cite web |url=http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2010/09/12/zeibekikounwritten-laws-for-a-mans-honor-part-ii-videos/ |title=Zeibekiko: Unwritten Laws for a Man's Honor! Part II (Videos): Keep Talking Greece |access-date=2016-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720170921/http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2010/09/12/zeibekikounwritten-laws-for-a-mans-honor-part-ii-videos/ |archive-date=2017-07-20 |url-status=dead }}

With everything moving among violent sensuality, cruelty, coarseness, and total austerity, this "prosaic" story assumes the dimensions of an ancient tragedy. The inner struggle of the protagonists, the conflict of desires and values, the straightforward narration, vigorous pace, immediacy and sound construction constitute one of the most important works of the Greek cinema. In Greece, the film is mostly known for the popular Zeibekiko instrumental piece "Zeibekiko of Evdokia", written by Manos Loizos. In 1986, Evdokia was voted by the Greek Film Critics Association as the best Greek film of all time.{{cite web|title=Τα top 10 της ΠΕΚΚ|url=http://www.pekk.gr/index.php/awards/oi-kalyteres-ellinikes-tainies|website=Πανελλήνια Ένωση Κριτικών Κινηματογράφου|access-date=18 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321204923/http://pekk.gr/index.php/awards/oi-kalyteres-ellinikes-tainies|archive-date=21 March 2016|url-status=dead}}