Ralph Fiennes is Odysseus in ‘The Return’ Trailer with Juliette Binoche
by Alex Billington
November 11, 2024
Source: YouTube
“If I were free, I’d fight for what was mine. I’d fight for my people.” Bleecker Street FIlms has revealed an official trailer for The Return, a brand new take on the The Odyssey story from Italian filmmaker Uberto Pasolini. This film skipped Venice and ended up premiering at the Toronto & Chicago Film Festivals this fall, with a US release now set for December in theaters. Based on the classic story written by Homer. After 20 years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength and fight back. The film reunites actors Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche 30 years after their Academy Award winning triumph in The English Patient. The cast also includes Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Claudio Santamaria, and Angela Molina. This looks damn good! Playing the story of Odysseus more as a tale of revenge, once he returns home and has to reclaim his own home against those who tried to take it from him. I stand with Odysseus! Go kick some ass Ralph Fiennes! Bring on The Return.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Uberto Pasolini’s film The Return, direct from YouTube:
After 20 years away, Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard & unrecognizable. The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom. His wife Penelope (Binoche) is a prisoner in her own home, hounded by suitors vying to be king. Their son Telemachus faces death at the hands of these suitors, who see him as merely an obstacle to their pursuit of the kingdom. Odysseus has also changed—scarred by his experience of the war, he is no longer the mighty warrior from years past— but he must rediscover his strength in order to win back all he has lost. The Return is directed by Italian filmmaker Uberto Pasolini, director of the films Machan, Still Life, and Nowhere Special previously. The screenplay is written by Edward Bond, John Collee, and Uberto Pasolini. Adapted from the classic novel written by Homer. Produced by Uberto Pasolini, James Clayton, Roberto Sessa, Konstantinos Kontovrakis, & Paolo Del Brocco. This initially premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival. Bleecker Street will debut Pasolini’s The Return in select US theaters starting December 6th, 2024 coming up. Who’s in?
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