Ulysses’ Gaze

TO VLEMMA TOU ODYSSEA

Greece

Synopsis

A man (Harvey Keitel) travels across the Balkans of the '90s, the Balkans of .discord, fanaticism and war. It is a journey echoing the myth of Ulysses, a quest leading the hero from Greece to Albania, from Bulgaria to Rumania up to Constanza on the Black Sea, and from the Danube to the former Yugoslavia: Belgrade, Vukovar, Mostar, Serajevo. The pretext, or deeper motive of this journey is the search for a short film that has remained undeveloped since the beginning of the century. It is perhaps the very first film made by the Manakis brothers, the pioneers of the Balkan cinema. A quest for the pristine gaze of lost innocence.

Nominations & Awards

  • European Critic’s Award – Prix Fipresci 1995
  • European Film 1995

Cast & Crew

  • Directed by: Theo Angelopoulos
  • Written by: Theo Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris
  • Produced by: Theo Angelopoulos, Eric Heumann
  • Cast: Harvey Keitel, Erland Josephson, Maia Morgenstern, Thanassis Vengos, Giorgos Michalakopoulos, Dora Volanaki, Mania Papadimitriou, Angel Ivanof
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