America, America 1963  N/R, 168 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Anatolian Smile
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Elena Karam, Estelle Hemsley, Lou Antonio, John Marley, Harry Davis, Linda Marsh, Paul Mann, George Foundas
This film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Director, and Story and won the Oscar for Best Art Direction. The story depicts the struggles of a young immigrant (Stathis Giallelis) who, through hard work, is able to survive in his new land and bring his family to America.
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Never on Sunday 1960 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, George Foundas, Titos Vandis, Mitsos Liguisos, Despo Diamantidou, Dimos Starenios, Dimitris Papamichael, Alexis Solomos, Nikos Fermas, Faidon Georgitsis
American tourist Homer (Jules Dassin) visits Athens and falls in love with fun loving, popular prostitute Ilya (Melina Mercouri). He tries to change her, but is unsuccessful as Ilya is too much of a free spirit. The title song won an Academy Award, and there were four other nominations, including Best Actress (Mercouri) and Director.
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Zorba the Greek 1964 N/R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Cacoyannis
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova, George Foundas, Yorgo Voyagis, Eleni Anousaki, Takis Emmanuel, Anna Kyriakou
Zorba (Anthony Quinn) is a high-spirited Greek who teaches a young British writer (Alan Bates) how to find contentment. Zorba: "I like you too much to not say it: you've got everything, except one thing–madness. A man needs a little madness, or else...he never dares cut the rope and be free." Lila Kedrova won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Quinn), and Director.
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| 1. America, America (1963)
aka: The Anatolian Smile
2. Never on Sunday (1960)
3. Zorba the Greek (1964)
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