The Return, starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus, offers a compelling retelling of the latter parts of Homer's Odyssey. Despite its merits, the film risks being overshadowed by Christopher Nolan's upcoming adaptation. With Fiennes displaying remarkable physical transformation and endurance, he portrays Odysseus returning home after twenty years, facing the suitors threatening his wife, Penelope. Directed by Uberto Pasolini, the film may deserve greater recognition, capturing themes of change and survival amid Greek mythological elements, yet it may be lost in the cinematic landscape ahead of Nolan's more grandiose vision.
Fiennes plays Odysseus at the tail end of his wild journeys to Troy and the island of the Sirens, awakening naked and bleary on Ithaca.
Pasolini's film, a compelling retelling of the Odyssey, is overshadowed by Nolan's upcoming adaptation, despite Fiennes' great performance and dedication to the role.
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