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After 20 years, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca. There, he finds his wife imprisoned by rival suitors for the throne and his son facing death at their hands. To reclaim his family and all 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 their way home? Odysseus: For some, war becomes home. This memoir focuses on immersing the viewer in the multifaceted pain and suffering of Penelope and Odysseus during Odysseus’s journey home to Ithaca, and aims to examine in a fairly systematic way the challenges that many soldiers face upon returning from active duty, including PTSD and other psychological issues, reintegration into the military. their former lives with family and society, the flashbacks of memories and pain both endured and inflicted, and the resulting internal transformation is irreversible. “The Return” is driven by a brilliant cast that allows the viewer to experience this rollercoaster ride as the two protagonists rise to remarkable heights, the latter of which reflects the unique and special perseverance of Penelope and Odysseus during this difficult time in their lives. and without mutual support. In fact, the two are kept quite apart from each other for most of the build-up, which only makes the catharsis in the otherwise slower, more intense, thriller-like later part of the film all the more powerful. Fiennes brings his unique style of portraying suffering to this work – his superb skills are complemented by his juxtaposed depictions of pain and anguish in The Spider and The End of Asia. Binoche is the perfect choice for Penelope, as the viewer could somehow be tricked into feeling and hoping that the two would meet again in the same way they were close in The English Patient, and Pasolini takes advantage of this to create additional suspense in this work. for those who still vividly remember “The English Patient”. This is a wonderful and very relevant work that must be experienced!
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