Film notes never on a sunday university at albany, suny. Never on sunday soundtrack from 1960, composed by manos hadjidakis. Hadjidakis, manos never on sunday 1960 film amazon. It was a greek production that featured dassin in a bit part as had rififi, but it was mercouri who stole the film as an incorrigible prostitute, earning an academy award nomination for best. Read about never on sunday, 1960 by never on sunday and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. She encounters homer thrace jules dassin, a vacationing american who is obsessed with ancient greek culture. The highlight of greek cinema the film that became a legend.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for never on sunday 1960 jules dassin on allmovie. The original trailer for the film never on sunday, directed by jules dassin rififi and starring oscarwinning actress melina mercouri. List of films condemned by the legion of decency wikipedia. Never on sunday, the foreign film hit of 1960 61, had two main things going for it. Pote tin kyriaki aka never on sunday 1960 duration. What would be your pick for the best film cast out of all the releases in 1960.
Le film never on sunday 1960 vostfr admin 20170523t03. Never on sunday, also known by its original greek title ta pedia tou pirea. Nunca aos domingos filme completo never on sunday youtube. This was decidedly the case with the most notoriously prorussian film ever made in hollywood, mission to moscow 1943. Never on sunday is a 1960 greek blackandwhite film which tells the story of ilya, a prostitute who lives in the port of piraeus in greece, and homer, an american tourist from middletown, connecticut a classical scholar enamored with all things greek. Never on sunday 1960 on netflix usa new on netflix usa. Even the greek actress melina mercouri is not enough.
While the film draws influence from hammer horror as well as the universal monsters films, bavas sinister black sunday is a gothic horror nightmare that could very well be traced back to as the grandfather of giallo. But not only was it the product of an american writerdirectors imagination, but it was even resented by many in its country of origin. Both greeces film industry and the entire nation took center stage in october of 1960 with the release of the offbeat romantic comedy never on sunday. Pote tin kyriaki never on sunday 1960 jules dassin, melina mercouri, jules dassin, giorgos foundas july 15, 2015 illia is piraeuss most popular person. The hollywood blacklist university of pennsylvania. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Never on sunday dvd, 2003, world films for sale online ebay.
Black sunday 1960 the debut feature of the great mario bava, black sunday felt like a movie out of time, even in 1960. With the surprise success of never on sunday 1960, dassin was finally reintroduced to american audiences. Never on sunday is a 1960 greek blackandwhite romantic comedy film. Every day, she swims at the pier, entertaining the dock hands. Innocently goodnatured by latterday standards, dassins delightful film still retains its. Under each of these names, it rated films according to their suitability for viewing, assigning a code of a, b, or c, with that of c. Often described as a gothic masterpiece, black sundays atmosphere rivals that of both the archetypical universal monster movies which inspired it and the classic hammer horror titles that would follow. This culture collision comedy is full of cliches, but as the greek prostitute with a heart of gold, melina mercouri gives an infectiously joyous oscar. Writerdirector jules dassins lowbudget, black and white, pygmalionlike romantic comedy never on sunday 1960, greeceus starred oscarnominated melina mercouri as prostitute ilya, described as the happy streetwalker of piraeus in the film s tagline. Never on sunday is a film directed by jules dassin with melina mercouri, jules dassin, giorgos foundas, titos vandis, year. Posted by charles silver, curator, department of film. Open and amiable, she makes friends often and easily.
Find where to watch never on sunday and many more full length movies from the best streaming services online. Speaking purely in terms of the critical and popular response to this movie in the united states, never on sunday was one of the most talked about releases of the early 60s, widely embraced by middle class audiences who apparently wanted to prove that they could take a good dirty joke as well as the snooty art house crowd. Free spirit and prostitute ilya melina mercouri lives in a greek port city. Complete your melina mercouri manos hadjidakis and his orchestra collection.
Buy never on sunday movie posters from movie poster shop. The film, undertaken by jack warner at the request of the roosevelt administration, combined an allout assault on american isolationists with a complete acceptance of the stalinist account of the purges. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Never on sunday, the most successful and controversial greek. Connie francis sings never on sunday full title as on cover. Melina mercouri takes an oftenplayed role the whore with a heart of gold who loves life despite it all and makes it her careerdefining movie role, and she is the entire reason to watch the movie.
According to the credits, the associate producer was vassili lambiris, and it was written and directed by jules dassin. Melina mercouri, despo diamantidou, and tito vanidis all appeared in the broadway musical version of never on sunday, illya darling, which ran for 320 performances between april 1967 through january 1968. Never on sunday 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Despo diamantidou and melina mercouri in never on sunday 1960 manos. After being completely taken off guard by hearing a song from my childhood that i never associated with a film in jacques demes 1964 musical, the umbrellas of cherbourg, a few weeks ago, i never thought it would happen again. Classic trailers melina mercouri generique du film never on sunday 1960. The bouzouki theme song and music and oscar winning best song never on sunday by manos hadjidakis is irresistible first introduced to us by ilyas little phonograph. I knew the never on sunday song was famous so when mercouri sings it i expected more life and enthusiasm. This hour and a half film contains a lot of greek culture with.
The first was melina mercouri, playing a happy prostitute who works you guessed it six days a week. Watch never on sunday online stream full movie directv. The naked city is one of the first police dramas shot on location, on the streets of new york. Rescued from a nearbrawl in a greek bar, american homer writer, director and star jules dassin meets illia dassins wife melina mercouri and her friend the captain, mitsos liguisos, in never on sunday, 1960. The film tells the story of ilya, a selfemployed, freespirited prostitute who lives in the. May 23, 2017 le film never on sunday 1960 vostfr admin 20170523t03. Pote tin kyriaki never on sunday 1960 dvd all new jules. His original greek lyrics, along with the foreign translations in german, french and italian, do not mention never on sunday as found in the english lyrics, but rather tell the story of the main female character of the film, illya mercouri. I watched, never on sunday once, and once was more than enough. A philosophical comedy about a greek prostitute who agrees to spend two weeks with an american intellectual improving her mind. In piraeus, the port city of athens, greece, a freespirited woman named ilya melina mercouri is the most popular with all the men because she is a prostitute who isnt only interested in the highestpaying client. Jul 15, 2016 dear cosleepwalkers, the film never on sunday directed and scripted by jules dassin, is especially known for its lighthearted style, graceful mood and a number of international awards.
Leading actress award for melina mercouri at the cannes film festival in 1960 and five oscar nominations of which it won one for the music of manos. Never on sunday gives an idyllic look at greek life in 1960. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The conservative american tries to educate the harlot, much to the.
Never on sunday is a 1960 greek film written and directed by jules dassin and starring melina mercouri, jules dassin, and giorgos foundas. Watch never on sunday starring melina mercouri in this drama on directv. It is joyful, life afirming and full of wonderful characters, actors. With melina mercouri, jules dassin, giorgos foundas, titos vandis. Never on sunday movie posters from movie poster shop. The film led to increases in tourism and location shooting there. Connie francis sings never on sunday and other title songs from motion pictures is a studio album of songs from motion pictures recorded by u. The film had a longer shooting schedule and a higher budget than many of its contemporaries, and the added care paid off. An american scholar in greece sets about improving the prostitute with whom he is infatuated. Never on sunday the 1960 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The second was the score by manos hadjidakis, filled with lively bouzouki music and including the title tune.
Never on sunday 1960 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The two weeks is a long affair in which ilya endures her agreement to study instead of her regular activity, especially missing her sundays when she has traditionally kept open. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. Overview of never on sunday, 1960, directed by jules dassin, with melina mercouri, jules dassin, george foundas, at turner classic movies. Never on sunday is a fun movie and a step back in time. American homer dassin arrives and tries to reform her ill morals, and in an astonishing twist of fate, she transforms him. Never on sunday 1960 regarder par melina mercouri, jules dassin, giorgos foundas, titos vandis. This culture collision comedy is full of cliches, but as the greek prostitute.
Pote tin kyriaki never on sunday 1960 jules dassin. Rififi is a forerunner of detailed jewelry heist dramas, highlighted by a 35minute sequence chronicling the breakin, shot without a word of dialogue or note of music. She never sets a price, and she must like the man before she will go with him. Watch never on sunday 1960 full movie never on sunday full movie. Never on a sunday yasou makadopoulos and his greek serenaders. There were other great films in 1960 that could have and should have won, but the power people in hollywood at that time ruled. See the article in its original context from october 19, 1960, page 0 buy reprints view on timesmachine timesmachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Never on sunday 1960 the greek film industry took center stage in 1960 with the release of the offbeat romantic comedy never on sunday. Released by rykodisc in 1998 rcd 10722 containing music from never on sunday jamais le dimanche 1960. Read about never on sunday, 1960 by never on sunday and see the. The problem is that the film dwells too much on populist stereotypes of the greek soul. The lovely melina mercouri won the cannes film festival best actress award for her. The national legion of decency was established in 1933 and reorganized in 1965 as the national catholic office for motion pictures ncomp.
Her clients are good looking, her friends and lovers laidback and accepting. Jul 12, 2010 series 10 accordion duets june, 2010 australia. Plying her trade as a seaport hustler, illia melina mercouri has sympathy for a sailor dimitri papamkail, for whom all is not lost, in never on sunday, 1960, directed by mercouris husband, jules dassin. Never on sunday here is all the information you need about never on sunday on american netflix. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This pearl of a film with black and white cinematography was set in the greek port city piraeus and the cast was almost entirely greek. Both greeces film industry and the entire nation took center stage in october of 1960 with the release of the offbeat romantic comedy never. Again it did with jules dassins 1960 never on sunday. Never on sunday 1960 movie clip amateur philosopher. The film led to massive increases in tourism and locationshooting there by numerous american and european studios. Ilya mercouri is a successful and charming prostitute. Little does she know that no face offers homer a large amount of money to complete his task. Never on sunday, the most successful and controversial. Savant wrote another article about cuts made to black sunday when it was imported to england and america, censorship for a celebrated horror film.