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Anthony Quinn is at his very best in Zorba the Greek. If you like Quinn, you will certainly enjoy this movie. He plays a heart warming, yet an uncouth and unkempt character, constantly in pursuit of wine, women and song. He captures the very essence of his character.
Crete is portrayed as a brutal and intolerant place, where neither law or decency seem to exist. Murder is socially acceptable and there is no governmental authority.
The plot of the movie just made me scratch my head and wonder where it was going and why? The movie has no clear message to portray. Further, it is unclear why the movie was made, unless it was simply to showcase Quinn.
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I'd heard many great things about the film "Zorba the Greek". Now I've watched it. What do I think?
"Zorba the Greek" is based on a novel by the same name. It tells the story of an Englishman (Alan Bates), who comes to Greece to open up a mine left to him by his father. Along the way he meets the exciting and interesting Alexander Zorba (Anthony Quinn). Zorba talks the Englishman into giving him a job. As the movie goes on, our Englishman falls in love, learns about life, and how to do Greek dances. About what you'd expect for a movie like this.
As for my opinions of it? Well, first, Zorba is kind of useless, isn't he? I mean, sure he has his whole "lust for life" thing going on, but when it really matters, what does he do? Nothing. When someone is killed, he does nothing (also, no real explanation for WHY this particular person was killed). When a rather odd plan he formulates goes down the tubes, he does nothing to correct it. He's big, he's loud, he's romantic, he's useless.
But on the other hand, Anthony Quinn's performance as Zorba is amazing! He really carries the film and elevates the material above what it would otherwise be. Bates does reasonably well, as does Lila Kerdova, who plays a Frenchwoman "of a certain age", and got an Oscar for her performance.
The scenery is nice, though I'm somewhat surprised they didn't film this movie in color. Since it was filmed in Greece, you do get a good feel for the people and the place.
But overall? I was disappointed. The movie wasn't nearly as good as I'd hoped it would be. The DVD is pretty good, boasting a commentary and an episode of "Biography" on Anthony Quinn. The extras, plus Quinn's performance, may make the movie worth owning to some. To me, though, not so much.
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The movie is exactly what I expected and was shipped so fast that I could hardly believe it! Thanks!
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and none of the pathetic townspeople think to call the Police. OK-------This is NOT an uplifting film. It's actually quite depressing, I was surprised how bad Zorba was. Quinn is quite good as the title character, but to me it is rather a bizarre, bad film.
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Through Amazon, this wonderful old film was brought back to life for me by way of modern technology. This meant the quality of the film was excellent which added just that much more to the enjoyment of this very moving story - without doubt, one of our film classics.
It also meant that I was able to show it to friends who had not seen the film at the time of its release and so share the enjoyment that I first had many years ago.
We take modern technology so much for granted in this modern era, but when you consider I was able to purchase this film on CD for only a little over $20, it is truly remarkable.
Keep going Amazon. You are carrying out a great service through your business.
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