66th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
31 OCTOBER → 9 NOVEMBER 2025
Tributes: Irene Papas
Greece 1963-1964 142 35mm B&W
A writer comes to Greece to re-open an old mine he has inherited. There he meets and cooperates with Alexis Zorbas, an unyielding, impulsive man who will reveal to the writer another aspect of life. The plans about the mine fail, and the writer’s relationship with a young widow ends in tragedy. Nevertheless Zorbas retains his optimistic view of life.