I watched Kazan's film for the third time in my life. My first time was when I was a twenty-year-old student in Paris. My second time, a few years ago in Greece, and my third time yesterday at the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles. I will never forget that for years it was always the first film that came into my mind when someone would ask me "what is your favorite film?".
I always wondered what Stathis Gialelis, the star of that movie had become. There he was, live in front of me yesterday, together with Lou Antonio, and the cinematographer Haskell Wexier who still believed he could have done "a better job". And there I was. Three years after I had come to realize my own journey of coming to America, to start from scratch. My eyes were filled with tears at the end like every time -but more tears I guess as I grow older. I believe everyone's eyes were, last night. Watching this movie three times are not enough when you are Greek. Three times cannot be enough when you are any human ready for the journey(s) of life. The film starts: "My name is Elia Kazan, I am Greek by blood, Turkish by birth, and American because my uncle made a journey". I realize, that even at this very blog's profile (and at my old Facebook account), I had used a similar way on my profile, adding two more factual identities without at all having been inspired by Kazan. I surely did not remember the words in the beginning of the movie, or maybe they'd settled in my subconscious mind without my even realizing.
I realize I have already done five journeys in life. Five rather lonely ones, for I was alone all the way, creating my own fate till today. Something's changed since I started this blog a few days ago: I feel I am at last able to speak out my mind in public, and talk openly about everything and everyone. Get ready, everyone. This will be the written journey of my life. And it's fun to know, no one is really reading this -yet.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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Geia sou Katerina.... Long time no see.... Den kserw pws pernas kai ti kaneis, alla panta thavmaza tous anthrwpous pou tolmoussan... Thymassai tin Elliniki paroimia pou leei...an den vreksei k... pswmi den trws... Afto akrivws... Keep walking... Filia Dionysia Zapatina
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