Lisa's Ream

Lisa an intelligent and attractive high school senior is on a quest to understand happiness. Guided by her middle-class values Christian faith and a keen interest in science and philosophy she navigates life with her unpredictable alcoholic mother and her own inner demons. Dreaming of a freedom as delicate as a butterfly's Lisa finds solace in her final year when she meets Christos an accomplished long-distance swimmer. <br>Captivated by Christos's love for beauty and his laid-back nature Lisa joins his family's Greek band as a singer and dancer after graduation. Fortuitously inheriting substantial assets she establishes a thriving taverna though at the expense of her health. <br>However Lisa's world shatters when she uncovers Christos's hidden traits of deception and dishonesty defended by him through Machiavellian principles and a curious analogy to Santa Claus. This revelation challenges her deeply held Christian virtues and scientific rationale. Resolute to win her trust Christos undergoes a transformation adopting honesty and humility. <br>Ultimately the couple finds common ground and retreats to Christos's inherited farm on a picturesque Greek island. There amidst ancient stone houses pencil pines and the crystalline Aegean Sea they rediscover each other and perhaps the elusive happiness Lisa has been seeking.