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	Zorba the Greek - Introduction
		Zorba is intellectually and emotionally mobile, according to the tradition of the ancient Mediterranean peoples, and he is capable of being self-sufficient: he says what he thinks, he does what he pleases.
		Zorba's story is the one of a human being who is involved in the inevitable intertwinement with the existence of other human beings.
		Zorba is even less the myth of youthfulness: he immediately recognizes forms of jarring stubbornness and of swaggering complicity, of tenderness and of manoeuvres.
	www.mikis-theodorakis.net /zorba-e1.htm (745 words)

	GradeSaver: Zorba the Greek Essay: Meditations on Nourishment
		Niko's Kazantzaki's "Zorba the Greek" is a bittersweet portrayal of a romantic idealist that delves into the complex and oftentimes mysterious nature of the human psyche.
		Both Zorba and the narrator are engaged in a quest to find the romantic, enchanted life necessary for fulfillment, but each embarks on the quest in his own, unique manner.
		As their relationship progresses throughout the novel, it becomes clear that Zorba is helping the narrator to recognize his own shortcomings and follies, and inspiring him to alter his way of life in order to find satisfaction beyond that offered by philosophical literature.
	www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/titles/zorba/essay1.html (1266 words)

	Theater \| Little Greek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the role of the Greek life force immortalized by Nikos Kazantzakis in his 1952 novel Zorba the Greek, Tony winner (for 1776) Ron Holgate is an affable and gangly rogue.
		Zorba is an awkward albeit daring package: a Broadway musical with operatic themes, among them the intricate dance of life and death.
		Zorba, who advertises that anything he knows how to do he does perfectly whereas anything he doesn’t know how to do he does very well, will be his foreman.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/arts/theater/documents/01860355.htm (759 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Zorba The Greek
		Although it was based on a well-loved novel and starred an established Oscar-winning actor, the supporting cast and director were little known outside of the critical establishment and a small circle of film buffs.
		Zorba's brash demeanor and lust for life are in stark contrast to the reserved, shy Basil, but he manages to talk his way into a job at the mine.
		Zorba the Greek was adapted from a novel by Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/zorbagreek.php (1812 words)

	History
		ZORBA is the main character of the novel "The Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas".
		The movie "Zorba the Greek", with Anthony Quinn portraying Zorba, was filmed in 1964 and was nominated for six Academy Awards.
		Zorba’s Café, with its simplicity and homelike atmosphere, reflects the character of the land where the Olympic flame was first ignited.
	www.zorbascafe.com /New_Site/History/history.html (336 words)

	Zorba the Greek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zorba the Greek is a 1964 movie by Michael Cacoyannis, originally titled Alexis Zorbas, based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis.
		Anthony Quinn, who was not Greek but Mexican American, played the title character in what may very well be his most memorable role as an earthy personality that always knows what he has to do to cope with hard times.
		Alexis Zorbas, ballet by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis written in 1988, and premiered in Arena di Verona in Verona, Italy
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zorba_the_Greek (351 words)

	Zorba The Greek: Fox Studio Classics (1964)
		Zorba courts too many women, endures perils in the mine that scare off the other workers, and defies a group of men seeking vengeance on a young widow who has rejected their advances.
		Zorba the Greek appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this double-sided DVD-14; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		Cacoyannis discusses bringing the novel to the screen, casting and a few difficulties in that department, other areas of his career, and comparisons with the novel.
	www.dvdmg.com /zorbathegreek.shtml (1776 words)

	Zorba the Greek - The Right Gift For Him (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		If you think Zorba the Greek is a simple-minded homage to a man with a zest for life, then you haven't seen the movie.
		I first saw Zorba when it was released (1962?) I was so young, 18 or so, I didn't quite understand it but it had a powerful emotional impact.
		"Zorba the Greek" is one of those magical, bittersweet movies that reminds you what living should really be about.
	www.therightgiftforhim.com /store/asinsearch_B0001XALGY (325 words)

	Zorba the Greek (novel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zorba the Greek is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis in 1952.
		Zorba is described as "A living heart, a large voracious mouth, a great brute soul, not yet severed from mother earth".
		The novel can be perceived as a vaccine against metaphysical thinking and it describes the contrast introduced by Friedrich Nietzsche between the Apollonian and the Dionysian outlook on life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zorba_the_Greek_(novel) (485 words)

	Women in Greek Cinema -- April Kallas Householder
		Zorba is a proud nationalist, whose war scars (only on the front of his body) tell the story of his place as the film's heroic, yet good-hearted villager.
		During this conversation, she is relegated to the space of the boudoir, and she is constantly associated with a decaying sexuality in the baroque mise-en-scene surrounding her.
		Zorba's plan is to create a pulley-system for mining the trees from the top of the mountain.
	www.helleniccomserve.com /greekcinema3.html (1379 words)

	Home Theater & Sound -- Zorba the Greek - ****
		Zorba the Greek, based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, tells the story of Basil, a young Englishman, and his Greek employee, Zorba.
		The soundtrack is full of traditional Greek instruments that, admittedly, can sound shrill, but the problem seemed to be in the recording, not the instruments.
		But all in all, Zorba the Greek's Academy Award for cinematography is well deserved as it succeeds in making the island of Crete one of the main characters of the film.
	www.hometheatersound.com /dvd/zorba_the_greek.htm (586 words)

	Zorba the Greek Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		Sure, Zorba was nominated for (and won) multiple Academy Awards, while Harold and Maude was deemed too bizarre on release and became a cult classic, but the two movies bear the distinction of going the test of time with viewers and critics, or (maybe) not.
		In short, there are those who LOVE Zorba the Greek and Harold and Maude (this critic) and there are those who sit with their curmudgeon arms crossed and PRETEND not to love Zorba the Greek and Harold and Maude.
		The outcome of this is one of the film's ugliest and most disturbing scenes, a tribal moment that separates the Greek Zorba (who, like his boss Basil, is not steeped in tradition—it's one thing they DO have in common) from the ugly masses.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=2035 (1292 words)

	The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Zorba the Greek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zorba the Greek will probably please most of the people who go to see it, and that is where the pity lies.
		Zorba pleads with the lad to hire him as an assistant, and Bates unfortunately does.
		The novel by Niklos Kazantzakis, on which the film was based, achieves a balance between the central characters so that a meaningful contrast can take place.
	www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=244539 (530 words)

	Zorba (Kander & Ebb) - Guide to Musical Theatre
		Adapted from the novel Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis.
		Zorba is a philosophical man, but Nikos cannot understand Zorba's attitude to those who killed the Widow.
		Zorba explains that one must accept death as one accepts life, all there is left to do is dance.
	www.nodanw.com /shows_z/zorba.htm (594 words)

	Alexis Zorbas (1964) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Alexis Zorba: Damn it boss, I like you too much not to say it.
		Few films today are willing to breathe like this one does on the island of Crete; few films today understand how to blend great heart with the glories and terrors of life.
		Zorba lives with his guts and his nose.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0057831 (378 words)

	Chita Rivera
		Zorba was a 1968 musical version of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, Zorba the Greek, which had already been made into a film.
		Zorba revolves around the relationship between the title character who is a philosophical rake, and a young pragmatist named Nikos who has inherited a defunct mine in the town where Zorba lives.
		Nikos' love is murdered in a family vendetta, but Zorba continues to espouse his world view, in which the only way to enjoy life is to be accepting of whatever comes.
	www.chitarivera.com /productions/zorba.htm (212 words)

	Greek Books: Literature
		is based on the political assassination of celebrated Greek patriot, member of parliament and pacifist Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963 and the investigation by a courageous attorney who follows the trail to the highest level of the Greek police and government.
		This is a fascinating novel that was banned in Greece during the Junta.
		Set in an impoverished community in which many of the men have immigrated, it is the story of an old woman who comes to the realization that she and women like her have done nothing with their lives and sets out to deliver from servitude the little girls of the village.
	www.greektravel.com /books/literature/index.htm (2635 words)

	Amazon.com: Zorba the Greek: Video: Michael Cacoyannis,Anthony Quinn,Alan Bates,Irene Papas,Lila Kedrova,Sotiris ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zorba and Basil go through so much together, running the full gamut of human emotions, that by the perfectly realized ending (the best I can recall in recent or distant memory, outside of Fellini's La Strada maybe [another Quinn movie, incidentally]), this viewer was breaking down in sheer joy/release/catharsis.
		Zorba works his magic from beginning to end and will enchant the viewer long after he leaves us dancing with Basil on the barren sandy beaches of Crete against the backdrop of the beautiful Mediterranean.
		Adapted from the novel of the same name by Nikos Kazantzakis and released in '64 'Zorba the Greek' truly captures the existential landscape of the 20th century and Anthony Quinn and Alan Bates deliver the performances of a lifetime.
	www.amazon.com /Zorba-Greek-Michael-Cacoyannis/dp/6302753198 (2773 words)

	Nikos Kazantzakis: Zorba the Greek - Bøger
		Zorba is a refreshing and likeable character, but at times i felt that he was a bit too preachy, his dialogue a bit overly pedantic.
		It was a bit too easy to parody Zorba's whimsicalness, and I felt Kazantzakis cheated a bit in the narrative style- at times he left the first person narrative and jumped directly into that of another character.
		Other instances, such as the dancing between Zorba and the narrator (the purpose of which was to explain that which could not be explained in words) was undone when the narrator decided to explain to us what he thought Zorba was expressing with his dance.
	www.totaltiorden.dk /shop/product_details.php/0684825546 (635 words)

	GREECE: Nikos Kazantzakis
		John Gehl sends this bio of the Greek author and philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis (1885-1957), who is probably best known for the popular movie made from his novel, Zorba the Greek.
		In both Zorba the Greek and The Last Tempetation he raises questions about what matters in man's transcendent spiritual life and in every day life, where meaning is not a priori, but it has to be defined for the moment.
		Zorba the Greek must have been written at a time when Kazantzakis was disillusioned by his philosophical quests.
	www.stanford.edu /group/wais/Greece/greece_nikos.htm (955 words)

	Zorba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arguably the most important Greek writer, poet and philosopher of the 20th century, Kazantzakis was awarded the International Peace Award in 1956.
		Zorba is the story of a young man who finds he has a small inheritance in Crete.
		Zorba is the third of the four shows chosen to examine man’s quest for "freedom", the theme of the continuing 1998 repertory season at The Round Barn Theatre.
	www.amishacres.com /aa_musical_theatre/1998_season/zorba/zorba.htm (1208 words)

	Daily Celebrations ~ Nikos Kazantzakis, This Minute ~ December 2 ~ Ideas to motivate, educate, and inspire
		Born in Crete, Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957) was considered one of the most important Greek writers and philosophers of the 20th century.
		His earthy novel Zorba the Greek (Vios kai politeia tou Alexi Zorba, 1946) created a passionate character, immortalized by Anthony Quinn in film.
		Kazantzakis was excommunicated from the Greek Orthodox Church.
	www.dailycelebrations.com /120202.htm (217 words)

	Shepherdstown Film Society - Zorba The Greek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His joyless existence is disturbed when he meets Zorba, a middle aged Greek with a real lust for life.
		The novel explores in more detail Nietzsche's contrasting of the Apollonian and the Dionysian spirits of order and rationality versus the ecstatic, spontaneous will to live.
		Zorba also received many nominations for Oscars including "Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium" for Michael Cacoyannis.
	www.shepherdstownfilmsociety.org /archive/fall2006/ZorbaTheGreek.html (155 words)

	Amazon.com: Zorba the Greek: Books: Nikos Kazantzakis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, published in Greek in 1946 as Vios kai politia tou Alexi Zormpa.
		Zorba's dealings with the monastery above the village are nothing less than aiding and abetting in the crime of arson: He works on an addled monk to burn down the monastery, and provides him with paraffin to make the flames burn more intensely.
		Zorba plays the santuri, has had a family and many lovers, has fought in the Balkan Wars, has lived and loved-his knowledge is rooted in love, suffering, sweat, and blood.
	www.amazon.com /Zorba-Greek-Nikos-Kazantzakis/dp/0684825546 (1797 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Zorba the Greek (1964)
		In many respects, Zorba the Greek is structured as a classic coming-of-age story, focusing on Basil, a young Englishman, a bookish sort, returning to his father's land in Crete, to set right the family business.
		Zorba admits himself that there's nothing delicate about him, and there isn't much delicate about his movie, either—but when Quinn dances with ferocity, and even teaches the buttoned-down Bates some of his steps, the scenes can be transporting.
		Also included is a jettisoned original opening (04m:06s) to the feature, in which Zorba imagines that he is God, with a long beard, talking to us from his white cloud up in the heavens, taking stock of the sweet young sirens.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=6229 (1091 words)

	zorbathegreek
		It's mainly a passionate character study of the author's idea of what the exuberant universal Greek would be like, though it pretends to be more arty than what it delivers; but its story never fully materializes as anything to write home about (there are just a few truly delightful moments).
		He's met in the seaport of Piraeus by Alexis Zorba (Anthony Quinn), an eccentric, crude and impulsive Greek peasant whom he takes with him to Crete on a whim.
		Zorba promises to teach the lad about mining and how to be a real Greek and have a zest for life just like himself by letting himself go and becoming a hedonist (using Greek culture to pursue wine, women and song).
	www.sover.net /~ozus/zorbathegreek.htm (408 words)

	DVD Review:
		Zorba is temperamental, and acts before thinking, enjoying life at it fullest with no regard for the consequences.
		The Zorba film succeeded as most of the roles were played by well-known Greek movie actors of the early 1960s.
		Greek peasants are not very careful about their teeth and women often crack nuts with their jaws.
	www.killermovies.com /dvd/617.html (1311 words)

	Zorba the Greek Standard Release DVD - MovieWeb
		He is "adopted" by the flamboyant Zorba, who determines to educate Bates in the ways of the world-or, to be more precise, Zorba's world.
		The writer is also a spectator to the equally benighted romance between Zorba and venerable courtesan Lila Kedrova.
		Other disasters follow, but Zorba is able to convince Bates that failure is an inescapable part of life, and that only by constantly tasting defeat can one truly enjoy life's victories.
	www.movieweb.com /dvd/release/51/7551/features.php (295 words)

	New York's Premier Alternative Newspaper. Arts, Music, Food, Movies and Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The plot (from a novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, who wrote The Last Temptation of Christ) follows a bookish Brit (Alan Bates) who arrives in Greece to claim the house and acreage of his inheritance.
		He makes Zorba a man of the soil and the loins but never exaggerates the accent or gestures.
		By daring to be deeply, classically tragic, Zorba the Greek justifies its title character's insistence on the richness of life.
	www.nypress.com /17/37/dvds/ArmondWhite.cfm (399 words)

	Zorba the Greek Study Guide by Nikos Kazantzakis: Social Concerns
		Nevertheless, in Zorba the Greek he takes several opportunities to comment on contem porary situations.
		Of greatest significance is the political background against which the story of the narrator and Zorba is set.
		The monks with whom Zorba and the narrator negotiate for logging rights near their mountain retreat are portrayed as sodomists and crass materialists.....
	www.bookrags.com /studyguide-zorba-the-greek/socialconcerns.html (238 words)

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