27/33

After 20 years, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca to find his wife captured by suitors vying for the title of king and his son facing death at their hands. To get back his family and everything he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength… Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche star in a film together for the third time. They previously worked together in Wuthering Heights (1992) and The English Patient (1996). Penelope: How can men find their way to war but not find their way home? Odysseus: For some, war becomes home. Aimed at immersing the audience in the multifactorial pain and suffering of Penelope and Odysseus during Odysseus’ return home to Ithaca, this treatise quite systematically explored the challenges faced by many soldiers. return from active duty, including PTSD and other mental health issues, reintegration into their previous life with family and society, and flashbacks of the memories and pain they experienced and inflicted on themselves, and the resulting internal change that is irreversible. The Return is powered by a great cast that allows the viewer to experience this rollercoaster ride where the two key protagonists ride to significant heights thanks to the unique and extraordinary perseverance of Penelope and Odysseus during this difficult time in their lives. and one without the other. In fact, the two are kept quite separate during most of the build-up, which only makes the catharsis stronger in the most intense, thriller-like later part of an otherwise slower film. Fiennes brings his own unique style of portraying suffering to this work – a great extension of his amazing skills from supporting pain and anguish in Spider and The End of the Affair. Binoche is the perfect choice for Penelope, as the viewer could be somewhat tricked into feeling and hoping that the two will reconnect in the same way they were close in The English Patient, and Pasolini uses this to build further tension in this piece. in those whose reminiscence of the English patient is vivid. This is great and very relevant work to experience!

disi aslan 10bit miknatis