Never on Sunday (1960)

Academy Awards, USA 1961

Won Oscar	Best Music, Original Song Manos Hatzidakis For the song "Ta paidia tou Peiraia" ("Never on Sunday").
Nominated Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role Melina Mercouri
	Best Director Jules Dassin
	Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen Jules Dassin
	Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Theoni V. Aldredge

United Artists
Directed by Jules Dassin
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

An American author and amateur philosopher attempts to reform Greek prostitute Melina Mercouri with "culture". She rejects ouzo and takes up books and painting, much to the chagrin of her numerous former customers. When it turns out he is using money from her former pimp to fund their new lifestyle, it all gets turned around. Lightweight fluff, but a winning performance by Mercouri.