- An uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
- An aimless English writer finds he has a small inheritance on a Greek island. His joyless existence is disturbed when he meets Zorba, a middle aged Greek with a real lust for life. As he discovers the earthy pleasures of Greece, the Englishman finds his view on life changing.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
- An Englishman, Basil, is en route to Crete where he owns a long-disused mine. Along the way, he encounters, befriends, and employs Zorba. Once in Crete, they set about trying to get the mine operational. Basil is quite risk averse, studious, and introverted, while Zorba is extroverted, gregarious, happy-go-lucky, and lives life to the fullest. Over time, Zorba's zestfulness starts to rub off on Basil.—grantss
- Travelling to inspect an abandoned mine his father owns in Crete, English author Basil meets the exuberant peasant Zorba and invites him along when the older man claims he has mining experience. In Basil's father's old village, he finds himself attracted to a young widow, and Zorba takes up with the woman who runs their hotel. When things go wrong, Zorba teaches Basil how to enjoy life even under the most trying circumstances.—Jwelch5742
- Raised in the UK, pensive, polite, introverted English writer Basil travels to the Island of Crete, Greece, to reopen the abandoned mine he inherited from his father. Not knowing what to expect, Basil strikes up an acquaintance with Zorba, an exuberant Greek peasant, and just like that, an unexpected friendship begins to form. Nurturing an insatiable love for life, Zorba takes shy Basil under his wing, teaching him how to embrace his Greek heritage, deal with life's ups and downs, and discover the liberating feeling of the slow and fast rhythms of the famous Sirtaki dance.—Nick Riganas
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