Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
Starring Harvey Keitel, Erland Josephson, Maia Morgenstern
Directed by Theo Angelopoulos
'A,' a Greek filmmaker living in exile in the United States, returns to his native Ptolemas to attend a special screening of one of his extremely controversial films. But A's real interest lies elsewhere--the mythical reels of the very first film shot by the Manakia brothers, who, at the dawn of the age of cinema, tirelessly criss-crossed the Balkans and, without regard for national and ethnic strife, recorded the region's history and customs. Did these primitive, never-developed images really exist?
Runtime: 169 min.
Rating: 7.7
DVD
Languages: ,Bulgarian,Deutsch,English,Greek,Romanian,Srpski,shqip
Countries: Albania,Bosnia and Herzegovina,France,Germany,Greece,Italy,Romania,United Kingdom,Yugoslavia
Genres: Drama,History,War
Keywords: sarajevo,balkan war,homer,the odyssey,film director
Cast
Ivo Levy
Ulysses' Wives
Taxi Driver
Nikos
Old Woman
Mother
Father
Manakias' Assistant
Greek Film Library Manager
Bulgarian Interrogator
Little Boy
Uncle
Servant
Riverboat Captain
Woman at Café in Florina
Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)