Monday, 20 October at 21:30

A young British writer comes to Crete to reopen the mine he inherited. There he meets Alexis Zorbas, a tough, instinctive man who reveals another side of life to him. Impulsive and adventurous, Zorba takes on the role of his mentor. And although the plans for the mine are ruined and the writer's relationship with a beautiful widow
ends in tragedy, Zorba maintains his optimistic faith in life... Irene Papas impersonates the tyrannized widow in Cacoyannis' greatest international success, a free adaptation of the novel "The Life and State of Zorba the Greek" (1946) by Nikos Kazantzakis, which went down in the history of world cinema both for the exciting music of Mikis Theodorakis and its Oscar parchments - seven nominations, with the winners being those for Supporting Actress (Lila Kedrova), Black-and-White Cinematography (Walter Lassally) and Black-and-White Art Direction (Vassilis Fotopoulos).