ZORBA the Greek

[WIREMAN]

ya know i guess i saw this when i was a kid....the character imbeded in my youth......living life zorba....feeling man zorba...
....when i saw it recently i was blown away......gotta be a top 10 alltime....wired

[panta rhei]

it's my absolute favourite movie!!

there has been a time of zorba-ness during almost all stages in my life.....

[Zlatko Waterman]

Dear WIREMAN and Panta:


Zorbicity!

We all need more of it.

Do you two know the excellent film "Cinema Paradiso"
( Italian/French 1988) by Giuseppe Tornatore?

There is a magnificent portrayal of the "straining after life" and celebratory impulses celebrated in "Zorba the Greek" in that film also.

It's a beautiful film, and touches on many themes related to art and the kind of vibrancy, awkwardness and sheer ebullience celebrated in Zorba.

Highly recommended.


--Z

[sooZen]

One of my teachers, Osho, talks about living a 'Zorba the Buddha life' I try, I do try to take all the zest I can from the moment and laugh out loud daily.

Great flick! One, if not the greatest...

SooZen

[panta rhei]

zorbicity, zorbaness, zorbitude -
yes, we all need more of it, indeed.

cinema paradiso - of course i have seen it.
such a warm and poetic, sad and nostalgic movie
(did you see the original version or the one for the north american viewers, norman? i 've heard that more than 50 minutes were cut for the u.s. release...).

-- have you seen leolo by jean-claude lauzon?
poetically bizarre and of a disturbing intensitiy!

[Zlatko Waterman]

Dear Panta:


I saw the long, Italian version of "Cinema Paradiso", and 35 minutes, you're right, were left out of the North American distributed "cut" of "CP."

I like the way you characterized the film, and I agree completely. I have not seen the other film you mention, but I shall look for it at our local video store which has 56,000 films to choose from, some very, very obscure.

--Z