Homer's Odyssey (1911)
"L'Odissea" (original title)

Film adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey.'

Directors:

Francesco Bertolini, Giuseppe de Liguoro,

Writer:

Homer

Stars:

Giuseppe de Liguoro, Ubaldo Maria Del Colle, Eugenia Tettoni Fior

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Giuseppe de Liguoro	...	Ulisse
Ubaldo Maria Del Colle
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eugenia Tettoni Fior	...	(as Eugenia Tettoni)

Storyline

Film adaptation of Homer's 'The Odyssey.'

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Taglines:

Homer's Odissey appeals to every one. It's a story of love, death, passion and destruction. The greatest epic poem the world has ever had. It has lived for centuries, the film will too.

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Genres:

Drama | Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

February 1912 (USA)

Also Known As:

Homer's Odyssey

Company Credits

Production Co:

Milano Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Very good adaptation of the Odyssey

One of hundreds of movies produced by Milano films, L'Odissea is good enough to let us know why Italy was one of the world's top film producers before WWI. At a time in which most films ran for about 10-12 minutes, this half an hour film (part of it is said to be missing, so its length could be even longer) is quite an accomplishment.

The Oddysey is told to every last detail: from the departure from Ithaca to the adventures involving the cyclops Polyphemus, the sirens, the monster Scylla, the nymph Calypso, Nausicaa and her father Alcinous, the return of Ulysses and his fight against the suitors disguised as a beggar. The style is a little old-fashioned (anything prior to The Birth of a Nation could be considered as such) but the intertitles guide us very well throughout the entire movie (contrary to others in which we can easily get lost, take L'assommoir (1909) as an example). The special effects are good enough: Polyphemus is huge compared to Ulysses and his crew, and Scylla is quite impressive for a 1910 monster.

I believe comments from other users to have been very unfair to this movie that depicts the passages of the Odyssey quite well. The copy I got to see was a little worn; it could be one of the reasons why this movie does not rank as high as others but it definitely deserves a good chance.