Film 'quiz' :)

[ADR147]

lol nina has gone all high brow !!

[Nina]

I did apologise! It's tough to see the mythology (and partly the history) of your country distorted, you know...

Btw, remind me to ask you about a Greek film some time...

[ADR147]

I did apologise! It's tough to see the mythology (and partly the history) of your country distorted, you know...

Btw, remind me to ask you about a Greek film some time...

lol well we have had them ruin our history to such a level that some people think its true - braveheart etc!!

where are you in greece - my auntie lives in ikali athens.

[Nina]

See? You know what I mean...
Ekali is a gorgeous northern suburb of Athens. I on the other hand live in a southern suburb of Piraeus.

With Qubit's permisson, I'll ask about that Greek film now...

This film was nominated for more than one Oscars, won one. The director is French, a man who learnt and loved Greece when he fell in love with his wife, the leading lady in this film.

[ADR147]

umm - i think it is a little black now!! - i have no idea what that film is is the director yves allegret by any chance?

[Nina]

No, not him.

Clue: the film won the Oscar for best music (original score) by a Greek composer.

[ADR147]

not much of a clue when i can't look it up! - i thought my guess was good he married a greek actress!

[Nina]

Well he wasn't the only one as it turns out...
Why not look it up (before I give another clue)?

[Marc]

See? You know what I mean...
Ekali is a gorgeous northern suburb of Athens. I on the other hand live in a southern suburb of Piraeus.

With Qubit's permisson, I'll ask about that Greek film now...

This film was nominated for more than one Oscars, won one. The director is French, a man who learnt and loved Greece when he fell in love with his wife, the leading lady in this film.

Are you sure the director was french? i thought he was born in Limassol, Cyprus

[Nina]

You're right he isn't French Marc, I messed that one up, shameful of me! You are wrong about him being a Cypriot tho... He was born in the USA!

Btw, ADR, I just checked the biography for Yves Allégret and none of his three wives was Greek...

Back to this film, it won a Golden Globe award, and the leading actress won the best actress award in Cannes, but on two different years.

[Marc]

I thought the film must of been ZOBRA THE GREEK The director was Michael Cacoyannia but he was born in cyprus , so it cant be that then!

[Nina]

Not Zorba, and not Cacoyannis, sorry...

[Marc]

ahhhh shame i had a good laurel and hardy one, to keep you occupied with for a few days!

guess i will keep it for some other day!

[ADR147]

You're right he isn't French Marc, I messed that one up, shameful of me! You are wrong about him being a Cypriot tho... He was born in the USA!

Btw, ADR, I just checked the biography for Yves Allégret and none of his three wives was Greek...

Back to this film, it won a Golden Globe award, and the leading actress won the best actress award in Cannes, but on two different years.

check again - i thought simone signoret was born in germany to french parents but moved almost straight away to greece and considered herself to be greek? i of course am not looking it up so i am bound to be wrong!

[Mignon]

Never on Sunday? It definitely is Melina Mercouri and the director was Jules Dassin.