Word: greeke
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...MANY WAYS, Marcel Camus's Black Orpheus was a revelation for American audiences. Surrounding a Greek myth with the swirling colors of a Brazilian carnival made the story completely universal; Camus's film gave the tragedy new depth, and audiences could not resist its graceful sadness...
After the collapse of the military junta and his dramatic return from exile in Paris, Caramanlis won the 1974 Greek elections by a landslide. On the night of that victory, the streets of Athens spilled over with crowds of worshipful supporters cheering and waving flags. Three thousand diehard followers shouted "Caramanlis! Caramanlis!" outside his house until dawn; twice during the night the Greek Premier stepped out on the balcony to wave at them from the heights in shared triumph...
Last week the idol that was Caramanlis turned out to be-in the eyes of Greek voters-just another mortal politician. In an election he had called a year early to seek a new mandate, the conservative Premier won a second term, but with a greatly reduced majority. Caramanlis' New Democracy Party held on to 42% of the vote (against 54% in 1974); that translated into 173 seats in the 300-member National Assembly, according to the reinforced proportional system that rewards big parties. Nonetheless, the total was down from the 215 that New Democracy had before. No fewer...
Melina Mercouri, upon winning a seat in the Greek parliament: "A close link has been established with the people. They treat me as if I am the Madonna of Paris who is going to perform miracles for them...
...preferring to imbibe spirits, smoke, and the girl across the hall. JC--as the rich, useless preppie from St. Paul's--attracts disdain from his roommates, who see him "taken care of" by his wealthy father; Tim, on the other hand, is the prim, self-sufficient perfection of the Greek ideal, envied by Stan for his diligence and direction...