The Odyssey (1997)

Director

• Andrei Konchalovsky

Starring

• Armand Assante
• Greta Scacchi
• Geraldine Chaplin
• Jeroen Krabbé
• Isabella Rossellini

Last On

13:00-15:55 Sat 30th Jul 2011 175m
Five USA

Synopsis

Whittled down from a mini-series, this lavish dramatisation of Homer's epic poem benefits from state-of-the-art special effects. It also has some breathtaking Mediterranean scenery, including the ruins of Troy that lend unrivalled authenticity to the famous Trojan Horse episode. Armand Assante is suitably heroic as Odysseus, encountering the Cyclops, the treacherous Eurymachus and the bewitching Circe and Calypso during his 20-year adventure. Andrei Konchalovsky directs with a judicious blend of mythical spectacle and philosophical insight, and expertly handles a stellar cast that includes Isabella Rossellini as Athene and Greta Scacchi as Penelope.