The Lady from the City

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Zonja nga qyteti
Directed byPiro Milkani
Written byRuzhdi Pulaha [1]
Produced by Josif Kromidha
Starring Violeta Manushi
Rajmonda Bulku
Stavri Shkurti
Pandi Raidhi
Yllka Mujo
Piro Kita
Sotiraq Bratko
Vasillaq Vangjeli
Edited byAndroniqi Vangjeli
Music by Agim Krajka
Release date
  • 4 December 1976 (1976-12-04)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryAlbania
Language Albanian

The Lady from the City (Albanian : Zonja nga qyteti) is a 1976 Albanian comedy film directed by Piro Milkani, starring Violeta Manushi as Teto Ollga.

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Plot

The film tells the story of Ollga, an old lady from the city that moved to the village to stay with her daughter, a young beautiful girl. Under socialism, young people were routinely sent to villages after graduation to work in order to get experience as well as contribute to previously underserved communities in their field of study. Her daughter, Meli, (Rajmonda Bulku) studied as a nurse. Teto Ollga had an attitude of superiority toward villagers, but at the end, she finds herself comfortable among them and she becomes useful as she starts working as chef. The movie features a great view of the village, Tushemisht, located in Pogradec, Albania, with its numerous canals, the lake, Drilon springs, and high mountains.

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References

  1. Albert Zholi (2015-07-28), "Ruzhdi Pulaha: Sot "Zonja nga qyteti" mbush dyzet vjet, por më duket se e kam bërë sot" [Ruzhdi Pulaha:"Zonja nga qyteti" becomes 40 years old today, though I feel like I created it today], Dielli (in Albanian)