Zorba the Greek

A Great movie for it's time,the early 60s. O young English guy,inspired by Alexander Zorbas,a middle age guy, to leave free. Zorbas is the symbol of life or maybe the devil for casual people,He loves sex,dance,drinking,smoking,he has no job or home,he loves to travel. After the first shock,the young Englishman became a part of Zorba's world. I think that must made a remake for that movie.

I have seen this movie before. It is excellent. However, I never received the DVD I ordered and paid for. I received a VHS from Henry Campos in Alberquerque, NM. Will you please sebd me what I ordered from Amazon and paid for?

What can I say that hasn't been said before? 'Zorba' is a testament to the great actor and personality, Anthony Quinn. He fills the screen with his spirit. Zorba does his own thing, lives life to its fullest on his own terms but, even so he is neither small nor selfish. His compassion is boundless. At the same time, having never been there, I rather suspect that the director/producers of this fine film have shortchanged the people of Crete. The scene in which the French woman lays dying, surrounded by crones in the form of human vultures almost literally waiting to pick her bones, is both distressing and chilling. Also, the scene in which the villagers slaughter the widow woman in a strange form of honor killing is also disturbing. Hopefully, this is a gross mischaracterization of the people of the island. The last scene in which Zorba and his young boss dance and laugh following the destruction of their mine and dreams is very similar to John Huston's great 'Treasure of Si... Read more

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.

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.... Read more

The movie is exactly what I expected and was shipped so fast that I could hardly believe it! Thanks!