Woodstock Causes Riot in Greece
ATHENS, Greece — The festival film, Woodstock, precipitated a riot here when it was shown for the first time November 28th. Thousands of youths crowded the street in front of the Palace Theatre, just off Constitution Square (center of the city) ... it was unclear, however, whether, they were trying to jam into the 2,000 capacity filmhouse or whether the incident was a demonstration.
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Woodstock Causes Riot in Greece
ATHENS, Greece — The festival film, Woodstock, precipitated a riot here when it was shown for the first time November 28th. Thousands of youths crowded the street in front of the Palace Theatre, just off Constitution Square (center of the city) ... it was unclear, however, whether, they were trying to jam into the 2,000 capacity filmhouse or whether the incident was a demonstration.
It is true, however, that there were four other theatres in Athens showing the film, and it is also true that students and police battled for some time, before pig reinforcements were called in. Thirteen people were arrested; reports listed no one injured.
Two suburban theatres withdrew showings of The Strawberry Statement on November 24; government censors gave no reasons for thy withdrawal. Greek policy is, however, that no films which would tend to “inflame the populace” may be shown. At the showing of Strawberry Statement in downtown Athens, crowds cheered, jeered and generally got it on, shouting “Down with the junta!” during the police/student battle during the end of the film.
All in all, just more unhealthy trappings from the country which has banned Z — letter and film.
