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Movie poster: L'Odissea (1911)
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L'Odissea

1911 · 44 min Drama Adventure
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, charts a course home across the raging seas left in the wake of Troy's fall. His ship becomes a plaything for the wrathful god Poseidon, while his crew faces the temptations of the Sirens and the horrors of Scylla and Charybdis. Back on his island, a faithless wife is besieged by a mob of arrogant suitors, squandering his wealth. Each twist of fate tests the cunning and resolve of the hero fighting to reclaim his kingdom and family. This silent spectacle brings the ancient epic to life through grand location shooting and the theatrical expressiveness of its gestures.

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Year 1911
Country Italy
Genre Drama, Adventure
Director Francesco Bertolini
Runtime 44 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (6 votes)

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The 1911 film astonishes with the monumental ambition of translating Homer's poetry into the nascent language of cinema. Its sea battles and mythical creatures, crafted without digital tools, impress with sheer inventiveness and scale.

What lingers after the final reel is a sense of pure spectacle, where every frame feels like a painted tableau. It's a journey back to the dawn of the adventure genre, where heroism spoke in the language of cloaks and swords. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Francesco Bertolini

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