12pt9<p><a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/Bales2023FilmChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bales2023FilmChallenge</span></a> April 14: A dolphin spotted on <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/NationalDolphinDav" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalDolphinDav</span></a></p><p>Shot on location in <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a>, sponge diver Phaedra (Sophia Loren) makes a splash when she finds an ancient statue of A Boy on a Dolphin*, rumoured to bring good luck to her town. Her attempts to sell it to the highest bidder makes not only the bronze but also her the object of desire of an honest archaeologist and an unscrupulous playboy antiques dealer.</p><p>* not only the title of this movie bus also possibly a reference to <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/Arion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arion</span></a>, son of the inhabitants of Lesbos (would that make this movie a bit too wild for 1957?), or <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/Taras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taras</span></a>, son of Poseidon and Satyrion. According to Greek legend, both mythological characters were saved by <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/dolphins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dolphins</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/Hydra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hydra</span></a> <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/AegeanSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AegeanSea</span></a> <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/JeanNegulesco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeanNegulesco</span></a> <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/AlanLadd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlanLadd</span></a> <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/CliftonWebb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CliftonWebb</span></a> <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/SophiaLoren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SophiaLoren</span></a> <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/dolphins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dolphins</span></a> <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/FilMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FilMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://cinematheque.social/tags/CineMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CineMastodon</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/film" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>film</span></a></span> <a href="https://letterboxd.com/12pt9/list/bales2023filmchallenge/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterboxd.com/12pt9/list/bale</span><span class="invisible">s2023filmchallenge/</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.horrorhub.club/@12pt9" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>12pt9@horrorhub.club</span></a></span></p>