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Sunday, May. 20, 2012 |  Syndicate content

Final farewell for "Zorba the Greek" director

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Pallbears carry away the remains of the Greek-Cypriot film director Michael Cacoyannis
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Greece's art and film community bid a final farewell Thursday to Greek-cypriot director Michael Cacoyannis, best known for the hit film "Zorba the Greek", who died in Athens aged 89.

Composer Mikis Theodorakis, who did the music for a number of Cacoyannis' films, was in the front row of mourners at the Orthodox ceremony in a central Athens church strewn with white flower crowns sent by friends and fans.

"Today we say goodbye to a great creator who brought Greek culture to the rest of the world," Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou told the solemn gathering.

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