ALI PASHA AND MRS. FROSYNI

ALI PASHA AND MRS. FROSYNI

A pictorial composition by N. Andreakos, depicting Ali Pasha (D. Papagiannopoulos) looking daggers at sad Mrs. Frosyni (Gkely Mavropoulou), who is sits on a couch while before her lays a table covered with fruit. A little further down, on the left, the hand of Ali Pasha emerges, adorned with glittering rings and holding a shiny dagger. Right next to it, the title of the film, in big, capital letters reads: ALI PASHA AND MRS. FROSYNI. At the top left, an oriental palace appears, while at right the leading actors are recorded, in green capital letters against a yellow background: “Gkely Mavropoulou, D. Papagiannopoulos and Mich. Nikolinakos. Tzal Film”. At the bottom of the picture reads: “Pechlivanidis Printing”.
This poster by N. Andreakos stands out for its rich colours, the beautiful portraits of the two leading actors (D. Papagiannopoulos and Gkely Mavropoulou) as Ali Pasha and Mrs. Frosyni respectively, the ornate scenery with the oriental palace, as well as the table loaded with fruit, the oriental costume of Mrs. Frosyni and Ali Pasha’s hand with the precious rings. The realistic portrait of Ali Pasha is rendered with sharp and subtle changes of colours ranging from dark brown ochre to rosy pink with green and pale yellow shadings, with white strokes below the eyes and a grey-white beard. Mrs. Frosyni is portrayed with a beautiful face, uniform modeling and rosy flesh that is emphasized by her glowing red lips. Her eyebrows are slightly turned up, to underline her sad look. N. Andreakos’ signature in the middle and on the right of the poster, in black letters reads: “N. Andreakos”.