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Actors: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Zorba the Greek |
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“Will you teach me to dance?” asks Basil (Alan Bates) of Zorba (Anthony Quinn) in
Michael Cacoyannis' immortal “Zorba the Greek.” And not even Fred and Ginger have tripped the light fantastic more effectively, more convincingly than this unlikely duo--a
young English writer and Zorba, a local Greek islander, who is more filled with the love forliving than anything else (except for the ouzo he drinks, perhaps)! Smooth, slick, crude, the gregarious Zorba convinces Basil to invest in a mining venture, which, of course, proves disastrous, financially and otherwise. Along the way, however, young Basil learns more about life, about love, and, yes, even
more about dancing than he could ever have dreamed. At times both comic and tragic, the 1964 film moves at lightning pace, complemented with an outstanding movie score and masterly cinematography, all worthy of the honors won. Winning seven Academy Awards, this classic black and white film also starred Irene Pappas and Lila Kedrova and was based upon the Nikos Kazantzakis novel.
--Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Zorba the Greek |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Woman/class/friends story?
- immigrant story
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 40's-50's
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Greek
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Body type
- (man) average build
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a fight for survival
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Greece
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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