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Matala is a small waterfront settlement on the south coast of Crete. Until the 1960s, it was a small poor fishing village where only a few fishermen from Pitsidia lived.
Around 1965, hippies appeared. They were attracted by the strange landscape. Returning to nature, freedom, music and dance were their goals. They were just as, if not more, poor than the locals. They set up their own parallel society in the well-known caves and survived by starving, trying to fish, stealing grapes from the surrounding fields and at best lived with fried eggs and potatoes coocked in the two old cafes in Matala.
We see the inscription that directs to Pitsilia and Matala. The filmmaker follows his companion to the beach, while in the background we see the caves.
We have two panoramic views of the bay, seeing both sides. People are enjoying their bath. Hippies sunbathe in front of their caves. The filmmaker's companion climbs into one of them. The camera enters a cave, we watch the clothes spread out; a way of life that was unconventional at that time. The woman walks in a cave as the water is waving at her feet.
Around 1965, hippies appeared. They were attracted by the strange landscape. Returning to nature, freedom, music and dance were their goals. They were just as, if not more, poor than the locals. They set up their own parallel society in the well-known caves and survived by starving, trying to fish, stealing grapes from the surrounding fields and at best lived with fried eggs and potatoes coocked in the two old cafes in Matala.
We see the inscription that directs to Pitsilia and Matala. The filmmaker follows his companion to the beach, while in the background we see the caves.
We have two panoramic views of the bay, seeing both sides. People are enjoying their bath. Hippies sunbathe in front of their caves. The filmmaker's companion climbs into one of them. The camera enters a cave, we watch the clothes spread out; a way of life that was unconventional at that time. The woman walks in a cave as the water is waving at her feet.
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