Matt Damon in the role of Ulysses, hero of "The Odyssey" by Christopher Nolan. (Credit: Universal Pictures)
Tacking "The Odyssey" required a certain degree of recklessness. For nearly 3,000 years, we have told the story of a man who goes to war, makes a 10-years journey back home, faces monsters, gods, women and storms, lies often, kills too, seduces, sometimes betrays and ultimately finds his way back to Ithaca. Odysseus has survived everything, including the centuries and countless retellings. Now, he has landed in the hands of Christopher Nolan.Of course, the director of "The Dark Knight" (2008 and 2012), "Inception" (2010), "Interstellar" (2014), "Dunkirk" (2017) and, most recently, "Oppenheimer" (2023) was never going to take a minimalist approach. For this blockbuster, Nolan used 2.1 million feet of film stock — around 640 kilometers — and delivered the first feature film shot...
Tacking "The Odyssey" required a certain degree of recklessness. For nearly 3,000 years, we have told the story of a man who goes to war, makes a 10-years journey back home, faces monsters, gods, women and storms, lies often, kills too, seduces, sometimes betrays and ultimately finds his way back to Ithaca. Odysseus has survived everything, including the centuries and countless retellings. Now, he has landed in the hands of Christopher Nolan.Of course, the director of "The Dark Knight" (2008 and 2012), "Inception" (2010), "Interstellar" (2014), "Dunkirk" (2017) and, most recently, "Oppenheimer" (2023) was never going to take a minimalist approach. For this blockbuster, Nolan used 2.1 million feet of film stock — around 640 kilometers — and delivered the first feature film...
Another day of violence as Israeli forces advance in South, carry out demolitions and fire on Ali Taher heights