Gelsomina is sold to a strongman Zampano, who takes her with him on tour. They give shows to a crowd in small towns, but even abused by Zampano she falls in love with him.
The film depicts the life of Vincent van Gogh starting with his childhood and youth in the Netherlands, until his mind began to slowly sink into the depths of madness.
Young Englishman travels to Crete, where he plans to open a mine. On the way he meets man that will change his life - local Alexis Zorba, who will learn him the true meaning of life.
During World War 2 simple Romanian villager Johann Moritz is denounced as being Jew. This lie changed his life and threw him in the middle of world conflict.
