- Release date
- April 28, 1955
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"Stella" is a 1955 Greek film retelling Georges Bizet's 1875 opera "Carmen" and featuring Melina Mercouri. The film was directed by the Greek Cypriot Michalis Cacoyannis and written by Cacoyannis and Iakovos Kambanelis. The music was composed by Manos Hadjidakis and Vassilis Tsitsanis.
It premiered at the 1955 Cannes Festival and was the hit movie that Melina Mercouri needed. The film sparked great controversy and it was initially rejected by Greek critics.