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Never on Sunday (1960)

★★★½ — Never on Sunday (1960)

Jules Dassin made Never on Sunday while effectively stateless, having fled Hollywood during the McCarthy-era blacklist in the early 1950s, eventually settling in Europe where he rebuilt his career with films like Rififi (1955). Shot in Greece on a budget of around $150,000, the film was a genuinely independent production, co-financed by Dassin himself through his own company and distributed by Lopert Pictures, a small art-house arm of United Artists. Dassin cast his partner, Melina Mercouri, in the lead role (the pair later married), and the film turned what looked like a modest personal project into a considerable international success, grossing over $8 million worldwide. Mercouri received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and Manos Hadjidakis won the Oscar for Best Original Song for the now-famous title theme.

A-Z World Movie Tour Greece A 65 year old Greek film that holds so much charm, wit and even comedy that I thoroughly enjoyed it. Full of all the charm and whimsy of a laid back 60s film but with a duality in it's message. On the one hand it's Homer, the american who can't possibly believe that a woman could be happy in sex work, and there's Iliad, a woman who seeks happiness above all else and tries to make Homer find his own happiness. The music is great, the characters are really varied and fun, the acting from Melinda Mercouri was really impressive. The message is a little dated but it's 65 years old... Would recommend.

Rating: ★★★½ | Year: 1960 | Watched: 2025-06-26

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