The Return
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THE RETURN (2024) Cert 15
Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer. Directed by Uberto Pasolini. 1hr 56m
Uberto Pasolini’s The Return offers a stripped back, powerful retelling of the final chapters of Homer’s Odyssey, eliminating the poem's mythical elements to focus on the emotional and psychological aftermath of armed conflict. Despite a resounding victory in the Trojan War, the Greek army led by Odysseus, king of Ithaca, has been wiped out during their long journey home in a series of perilous encounters with mythical creatures and angry gods. Odysseus is finally washed up on his home island, alone and both physically and psychologically scarred. There he finds his kingdom in disarray and his wife Penelope besieged by multiple suitors wanting to claim her hand. Hiding his identity, he must rebuild his strength and his confidence to reclaim his realm. Reunited for the first time since The English Patient 30 years ago, Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche deliver superb performances as the long-separated lovers. Fiennes especially underwent an extraordinary physical transformation to play the sinewy and battle-worn general, and the film features gorgeous location photography. Corfu, shot with a tawny late-summer glow, doubles beautifully for Ithaca brilliantly transforms Homer's classic myth into a poignant exploration of trauma, loyalty, and identity.
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