Zorba was not the only great Greek
Album Of The WeekFrom the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
Mikis Theodorakis is known for unforgettable film scores – Zorba, for instance – and overwhelming song cycles – Ballad of Mauthausen – each of them amounting to a cultural history of his country in the 20th century. Theodorakis, who died in 2021, was politically active to the last.
His concert music was overshadowed by his status as national icon and prisoner of conscience….
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In The Critic.
En francais ici.
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Are you saying Hadjidakis was THE great Greek?
Well he is more Greek than Anthony Quinn doing Slobface.
This movie, done by the English of course portrays the Greeks like its 1545. Dumb, Superstitious, and like a band of murderous drunken thieves. I never liked it based on the portrayals. It is the Greek Version of Amos and Andy meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
And you’re saying that it was accurate, or not accurate?