True Love (1932): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1932, True Love is a drama and romance film directed by Ilias Paraskevas.

What it’s about. It is the third film in a row of the type that much later on was called "fustanella (Greek kilt)", following Gkolfo by Bachatoris (1914) and Astero by Gaziadis (1929). It is based on the successful theatrical play (rhyming pastoral romance) by Dimitrios Koromilas, who draws his inspiration from a poem by Giannis Zalokostas "I fell in love with a shepherdess". The setting is Greece, a rural country in the middle of the 19th century. A landlord, Mitros, gives Kroustallo a golden cross as a gift to show her his tender feelings. He doesn't know, however, that she is already in love with Liakos, a destitute young shepherd to whom Mitros owes his life - in the past he had saved him from drowning in the river. The cross around the neck of the shepherdess causes fights between the two men, while Mitros asks Kroustallo's hand from her mother, Mrs. Stathaina, who had been his childhood love.

Who’s in it. True Love stars Sofia Dorival as Stathaina, Dimitris Tsakiris as Mitros, Nina Afentaki as Kroustallo and Aimilia Marikou as Gianaina, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, True Love has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch True Love page.

If you liked it. Fans of True Love tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.