Never on Sunday Style

Never on Sunday is a 1960 Greek black-and-white film which tells the story of Ilya, a prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece, and Homer, an American tourist who happens to be a classical scholar, enthused with all things Greek. While Ilya is a character close to the "hooker with a heart of gold" cliché, Homer feels Ilya's life style typifies the degradation of Greek classical culture and attempts to steer her onto the path of morality. The screenplay constitutes a variation of the Pygmalion story.

The film stars Melina Mercouri and Jules Dassin, and it gently submerges the viewer into Greek culture, including dance, music, and language (through the use of subtitles). The signature song and the bouzouki theme of the movie became hits of 1960s and brought Manos Hadjidakis, the composer, an Academy Award. It should also be noted that apart from winning the Academy Award for Best Song, the film was also nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Melina Mercouri), Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director (Jules Dassin) and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen (Dassin). Mercouri won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.

Life Magazine Dec 2 1966 by Owlshop

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Retro Inspired Sailor Dress, by jenniferedwrds

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If you come across this film, don't miss the opportunity to watch it, it really is a classic. Enjoy!