To vlemma tou Odyssea (1995)

Director:

Theodoros Angelopoulos

Writers:

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

Release Date:

1 November 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

"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

Awards:

9 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

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)

Runtime:

176 min

Country:

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

Language:

English | Greek | Bulgarian | Albanian | Serbian | Romanian

Color:

Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Belgrade, Serbia

Company:

Greek Film Center

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Niagara (1953)

Why Americans perhaps are voting European films too low ..;

I have remarked that most American film critics are voting a lot of European films too low. I think the reason why is that they have difficulties to understand them because they know too little of the European history. I think that this film is an example of it. You have to have a very deep insight in the history of Greece and the Balkan to understand this film. Beside the beautiful cinematography, there is more to look for an understanding. It's a pity that a lot of Americans are knowing so little of history, because so there critics are missing a lot!