To vlemma tou Odyssea (1995)

Note Générale:

7,3/10   

Réalisateur:

Theodoros Angelopoulos

Scénaristes:

Theodoros Angelopoulos (screenplay) &
Tonino Guerra (co-writer) ...

Date de sortie:

1 novembre 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Guerre

Intrigue:

"A," a Greek filmmaker living in exile in the United States, returns to his native Ptolemas to attend...

Plot Keywords:

Balkan | Soul Searching | Mist | Film Restoration | Bombardment

Récompenses:

9 wins & 5 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

A proof of the superiority of European cinema.

Ensemble

Harvey Keitel	...	A
Erland Josephson	...	S., Film Museum Curator
Maia Morgenstern	...	'Ulysses' Wife
Thanasis Vengos	...	Taxi Driver
Giorgos Mihalakopoulos	...	Friend and Journalist
Costas Santas
Dora Volanaki	...	Old Woman
Mania Papadimitriou
Yorgos Konstas
Thanos Grammenos
Alekos Oudinotis
Angel Ivanof
Ljuba Tadic
Vaggelis Liodakis
Gert Llanaj

Autre(s) titre(s):

Το βλέμμα του Οδυσσέα (Greece)
Der Blick des Odysseus (Germany)
Lo sguardo di Ulisse (Italy)
The Gaze of Odysseus
The Look of Ulysses
Ulysses' Gaze (USA) (literal English title)

Durée:

176 min

Pays:

Greece | France | Italy | Allemagne | UK | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Albania | Romania

Langue:

Anglais | Grec | Bulgare | Albanian | Serbe | Roumain

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,66 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG

Lieux de tournage:

Belgrade, Serbia

Société:

Greek Film Center

Guillemet:

Niko: The first thing God created was the journey, then came doubt, and nostalgia.

Connexions:

Référencé sur Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

A proof of the superiority of European cinema.

With "Ulysses' Gaze", Theo Angelopoulos proves that he is one of the most influential figures in contemporary cinema. This film explores the idea of how people must go through their personal Odyssey to reach their destination with an unbelievable poetic quality. By exploring the idea of this journey, Angelopoulos shows how much he is influenced by the poems of Nobel prize-winning Greek poet George Seferis. The atmosphere of the film is admittedly extraordinary, aided by the terrific cinematography of Giorgos Arvanitis, Angelopoulos' collaborator since "Reconstruction" (1972).

But the incredibly dense philosophical context of the film does not stop there, as Angelopoulos depicts the tumultuous history of twentieth-century Balkans with extreme precision and artistry.

Harvey Keitel gave the best performance of his career, even managing to speak a few sentences in Greek without sounding too awkward. Maia Morgenstern (as symbols for Penelope, Nausikaa, Circe and Calypso in her multiple roles) and Erland Josephson are also quite good, while Thanassis Vengos gives a tragi-comic note to the film, with his performance as the taxi driver.

The fact that I am Greek (and therefore I am familiar with the political situation and able to identify with events better) admittedly played a major part in my interpretation of "Ulysses' Gaze" and non-Balkan viewers may find it difficult to identify with the film. However, the idea of the journey is universal and it is a pity that Angelopoulos is often dismissed by most Greeks as being too "difficult".