Melina – A Star in America
Foreword: Costa-Gavras

“To be an international personality, you must truly be yourself. Do not imitate. When you are Greek, remain Greek […]. That is what Melina did. That is how she became a global star, and, on a symbolic level, she will forever be the image of Greece.”

Costa-Gavras

Hollywood, Broadway, Marlon Brando, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Aristotle Onassis, Robert Kennedy, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Joan Crawford, Ava Gardner, Shirley MacLaine, Peter Ustinov, Kirk Douglas, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, Françoise Sagan, Marguerite Duras, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí… Based on unpublished personal testimonies, written documents, and audiovisual material from the era, this book sheds light on Melina’s unique artistic journey in America from 1957 to 1974. It follows the international evolution of her career, from her first appearance on the big screen to her definitive return to Greece. It outlines the path of a Greek woman who, with her talent and personality as her main assets, conquered an entire world—a mythical world that she rarely spoke about, now revealed, filled with glamour and nostalgia. The world of Melina…

The book is published by Patakis Editions.