tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140831767325353164.post5891124147233047259..comments2023-11-21T02:23:47.214-08:00Comments on Watch Classics: Zorba the Greek (1964) - Mihalis Kakogiannisreadermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14487543323041619050noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140831767325353164.post-80283535796166961532012-08-23T03:47:55.100-07:002012-08-23T03:47:55.100-07:00Hi, Michael. Yes, even Zorba's reaction to the...Hi, Michael. Yes, even Zorba's reaction to the townspeople is odd to our eyes. Isn't angry the next day; everything just goes on as if nothing ever happened. Maybe the editing explains it. Anyway, I tried to re-read the novel a year ago and couldn't get into it. Twenty-five years ago I thought it was terrific. Funny how our tastes change over time.readermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487543323041619050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140831767325353164.post-45980175875148975852012-08-22T23:41:31.519-07:002012-08-22T23:41:31.519-07:00I share your view entirely. The film was a huge hi...I share your view entirely. The film was a huge hit at the time, a kind of cross-over between arthouse and commercial, and of course the soundtrack helped!. It is of course an acclaimed novel - but seeing it again a year or two ago I was horrified at the townpeople's barbarity towards the widow and Basil's refusal to get involved, and they looting the Frenchwoman's house as she is dying. What kind of barbarians are these? The man who kills the widow is not even arrested as the townpeople cover for him, and Zorba and Basil continue as if it does not matter about her at all. Michael O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820802843771524920noreply@blogger.com