
Hydra – Behind the scenes of the movie "A Boy on A Dolphin"
David Devine's novel of the same title, published in 1955 and made into a film starring Sophia Loren and set on the island of Hydra, has made cinema history. The case concerns the precious find of a shipwreck, a gilded bronze statue of a boy on a dolphin, which is supposed to have magical powers. This statue is discovered by chance by a poor sponge. The tangle begins when she confides her discovery to her friend and the island doctor. Hydra is the central location where the film takes place.