Ulysses' Gaze (To vlemma tou Odyssea)

Obsession distorts all else, overriding every other desire, impulse, sensibility until there remains a single fixation, even at the behest of the most basic of perceptions. That is what haunts A (definitely not Angelopoulos btw), a Greek film-maker who returns to his…

reibureibu

The one and only celluloid project that silenced a shocked audience with an angry and disappointed Angelopoulos not winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes, Ulysses' Gaze is one of the most beautiful and honest love letters to the cathartic power of cinema as an art form in the…

Edgar Cochran ✝️🍋

A journey to seek the past while the future is crumbling down.

santiago

RECOMMENDED BY Juanito Hungary has Béla Tarr, Russia has Tarkovski, Sweden has Bergman, the USA has Malick and Greece has a man that somehow managed to capture every essence of this masters and wrap it up into one and each of his projects, and that man is Theo…

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

The film's images are always powerful even if the dialogue seems superfluous

BILAL 7en

Someone, at some point: "I bet you can't film flashbacks within flashbacks spanning over 50 years in a single take." Angelopoulos: "Hold my beer." I'm sorry. I'm very sorry.

Tommy

The Journey Snow falls down onto the earth. I stick my tongue out to taste it. I feel nothing touch, yet I know it’s there. The snow watches me, my movements, my expression, my grief. It gazes. I gaze. Gaze at my fears, my desires, my urges, my tenderness. All of which…

Patrick

El cine, como una vía para investigar y entender nuestra condición humana. Como una mirada hacia nuestras memorias y una herramienta para comprenderlas y confrontarlas. Como un recordatorio de que, aún en tiempos difíciles, el arte es inmortal y duradero. Por estas y muchas…

Gersonn

More than any other film, watching Ulysses Gaze truly feels like embarking on a journey. The use of visuals and sound make for a viewing experience that immerses you completely into its richly chaotic world. Eleni Karaindrou’s incredible score make this odyssey of a film…

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