Series Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology Student Film
Director Irene Petropoulou
Country/Production UK
Release 2003
Length 32 mins
Format Colour / DVD / PAL / All region
Location Greece, Olympos / Europe
Ethnic Group Greek
Collection GCVA, School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester
University School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester
Order No RAI-200.3057
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For the people of Olympos, a small mountain village on the Greek island of Carpathos, preserving tradition is of great importance, not least as a source of income. The parading 'brides' of the Virgin Mary festival, dressed up in their glittering costumes to attract grooms, are now just as keen to attract tourist photographers. But the visitors bring change as well as money and the young women to whom the village looks to preserve its traditions are increasingly reluctant to do so.
