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are not many examples of Greek films from the 60s that involve
Vangelis that have been officially released. It is a pity, because
there are a few Vangelis-scored Greek films from that era just
sitting on the shelf somewhere, deteriorating. This Greek film from
the 60s, Man For All the Doings, is not scored by Vangelis
either. It is actually scored by George Theodosiadis. The reason it
is listed is because Vangelis does perform for one track in the score
of this film with Theodosiadis (information about the score can be
read by clicking here).
This DVD is currently in print in Greece, but is not the easiest
title to find. It can be ordered from Greek City Video in Canada
(click here),
but be aware that it is, in fact, a Region 2 DVD and in PAL. As to
the film, it is rather light comedic fare about one man's life lesson
regarding money and relationships. Unhappy with working in the family
shipyard business, he decides to drop out and work as a waiter at the
most upscale hotel in Athens. Once there, he will cozy up to guests
and use them and their information to make his own fortunes. Problem
is, he gets personally involved with the individuals he meets and
ends up helping them with their own personal problems. He realizes
that he will not find what he thinks he is looking for and returns to
the family business and the hot secretary and lives happily ever
after. and yes, the Vangelis track, "Espial Corridor", is
used in the film during a scene where he is spying on a guest in the
hotel. I would also suggest that Vangelis' skills are used in another
scene where the one guest, a wheelchair-bound woman, is having a
flashback about her failed suicide attempt. The scene is brief, but
the music is dark and reminds me of "Espial Corridor". I
have no way to confirm this is true. the "Espial Corridor"
track is not any longer in the film compared to the CD.
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