Ulysses' Gaze (Το βλέμμα του Οδυσσέα)

Thu Mar 22, 2012

20:00 to 23:00

Location

Ayioi Omoloyites Cultural Workshop
Archontiko Ierodiakonou
Aghialou and Ayioi Omoloyites Corner
Nicosia, Nicosia 1080

Description

A, a Greek filmmaker living in exile in the United States, returns to his native Ptolemas to attend a special screening of one of his extremely controversial films. But A's real interest lies elsewhere - the mythical reels of the very first film shot by the Manakia brothers, who, at the dawn of the age of cinema, tirelessly criss-crossed the Balkans and, without regard for national and ethnic strife, recorded the region's history and customs. Did these primitive, never-developed images really exist? If so, where are they?

Cast:
Harvey Keitel
Maia Morgenstern
Erland Josephson
Thanasis Vengos

Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos
Writer: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris
Runtime: 176 min
Genre: Drama, War
Language: English
Subtitles: Greek, English, French
Production Year: 1995

The film will be screened within the framework of the film festival "Marking Greek Cinema: Angelopoulos / Tassios", organised by the Photography and Cinematography Club of Ayioi Omoloyites Cultural Workshop.

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