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Underlining the senselessness of war
Odysseus’s homecoming myth is treated as a factual story, with strong resonances for our contemporary world. This is an implicit anti-war film that has an urgent relevance, writes JOHN GREEN
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The Return
Directed by Uberto Pasolini
★★★★
STARRING Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, The Return retells the story of Odysseus’s homecoming 20 years after waging war against the Trojans.
Based on Homer’s mythological tale, it has been adapted by Edward Bond, John Collee and Uberto Pasolini, who also directs.
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