Set before the start of the First World War, this moving fable sees a young English writer set out to Crete to claim a small inheritance.
As their friendship develops, the Englishman is gradually won over, transformed and inspired along w.
Zorba has had a family and many lovers, has fought in the Balkan wars, has lived and loved - he is a simple but deep man who lives every moment fully and without shame.
But when he arrives, he meets Alexis Zorba, a middle-aged Greek man with a zest for life.
Set before the start of the First World War, this moving fable sees a young English writer set out to Crete to claim a small inheritance