29/23
After 20 years, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held captive by rival suitors as the king, and his son in danger of death. To reclaim his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength. This is the third time Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche have starred together in a film. They previously worked together in Wuthering Heights (1992) and The English Patient (1996). Penelope: How can men find their way to war but not their way home? Odysseus: For some, war becomes home. the viewer experiencing the multi-faceted pain and suffering of Penelope and Odysseus as Odysseus returns home to Ithaca, this treatise felt like a fairly systematic exploration of the challenges many soldiers face upon returning from active duty, including PTSD and other mental health issues, reintegration into their former lives with family and society, memories and memories of the pain they experienced, and the resulting irreversible internal changes. “The Return” is built on a wide range of casting choices so that the viewer can experience the roller coaster ride that both main characters take to significant heights, the latter due to the unique and extraordinary endurance of Penelope and Odysseus during this difficult time in their lives. and without each other’s support. In fact, the two are fairly isolated for much of the production, which only heightens the catharsis in the most intense, thriller-like later part of an otherwise slower-burning film. In this piece, Fiennes introduces his unique style of portraying suffering, a great extension of his amazing skills from the juxtaposition of pain and suffering in The Spider and The End of the Mist. Binoche is a great choice for Penelope, as the viewer can be tricked into feeling and expecting the two to connect in the same way they were close throughout The English Patient, and Pasolini uses this to create additional tension in this piece. The memory of The English Patient is vivid. This is a great and very relevant work that must be experienced!