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Never on Sunday
Showing posts with label Never on Sunday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Never on Sunday. Show all posts
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Grecian Formula
Film: Never on Sunday
Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop.
Format: DVD from DeKalb Public Library on laptop.
Some time ago, when I reviewed Zorba the Greek, I said that if you think of Greek music, you’re thinking of the music from that film. I was only partially right. There’s actually a very good chance that you’re thinking of the title song from Never on Sunday. This is a film I knew nothing about going in, and now that I’ve seen it, I’m extremely happy that it appeared on my Oscars lists. I liked this a lot more than I’d have thought based on the premise.
Homer Thrace (director Jules Dassin) is an American tourist in Greece. He’s been brought up by a father who loved all things Greek, convinced that Greek culture at its height was the height of human civilization. Homer loves Greek philosophy more than anything. He’s come to Greece to figure out what happened—what made Greek civilization fall? How did the flower of human culture and society fade?
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