The Odyssey starring Armand
Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella
Rossellini, Bernadette Peters, Eric
Roberts
Odyssey
Andrei Konchalovskys expansive television mini-series production of
Homers epic poem gets off to clumsy start as he tries to squeeze the
Trojan War into a mere half hour, but once the arrogant but honorable
Odysseus (strikingly played by Armand Assante) and his loyal crew begin
their doomed voyage home, this film turns into a fantastical adventure.
Integrating often-stunning special effects with inventive art design,
Konchalovsky achieves a beautiful look on a limited budget as he follows
the 10-year ordeal of Odysseus from his battles with the Cyclops and the
magical Circe (Bernadette Peters) to his secret homecoming and his
confrontation with the treacherous Eurymachus (Eric Roberts). Isabella
Rossellini appears as his spiritual guide, the goddess Athena, with Greta
Scacchi as Odysseuss faithful wife and Vanessa Williams as the seductive
Calypso. The rest of the cast includes Geraldine Chaplin, Jeroen Krabbé,
Christopher Lee, and Irene Papas. The production was shot on location in
and around the Mediterranean, making for a lush, lovely visua l experience.
--Sean Axmaker
Great movie about a man and his struggle with his God and his home.
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