Word: lila
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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ZORBA THE GREEK. Strong red wine distilled from Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, with Anthony Quinn as Zorba, Oscar Winner Lila Kedrova as the pathetic old jade who is drinking her final toast to life...
ZORBA THE GREEK. Nikos Kazantzakis' novel becomes a roaring parable on life as lived by a wild old goat (Anthony Quinn) and his world-weary playmate (Oscar Winner Lila Kedrova...
ZORBA THE GREEK. Memorably cast as the hero of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, Anthony Quinn tramples the grapes of wrath into the wine of life; Oscar-Winner Lila Kedrova is superb as a well-worn jade with a mighty thirst...
M.F.L. as M.L.F. "When your name is read," nominees had been instructed before show time, "please recover from the ecstatic shock as quickly as you can and push your way immediately through the crowd of all your sudden friends." And everyone tried. Lila Kedrova, 45, a surprising winner as best supporting actress for her near-flawless portrayal of a desperate and dying courtesan in Zorba the Greek, started forward and then stumbled into a Zorba-like bear hug from Star Anthony Quinn. "Has it really happened?" she gasped. "It has," he assured...
...women are portrayed with equal skill. Lila Kedrova plays the old courtesan. Draped in bitten furs and clutching a parasol, she is grotesque, pitiful--and yet you can believe that once she was beautiful enough to charm all those admirals. Irene Pappas plays the young widow with the same pride and dignity she brought to her performance as Electra...