Zorba The Greek - 7/10
Great beginning, some fine writing, but there's a lot of scenes that seemed incomplete or meaningless.. I would have used more Anthony Quinn, and would have anyone replace Alan Bates.
Great beginning, some fine writing, but there's a lot of scenes that seemed incomplete or meaningless.. I would have used more Anthony Quinn, and would have anyone replace Alan Bates.
Still, there were astounding performances by Lila Kedrova as Madam Hortense, and of course Quinn's wonderful portrayal of Zorba. I too was not fond of Bates, but on the other hand he was supposed to be a weak introverted type. His character pretty much followed the one outlined in the novel.
~Doc