Erland Josephson, Harvey Keitel, Maia Morgenstern

One man's journey in the modern Balkans of poverty, conflict, fanaticism, and war. A story built on the myth of Ulysses, a journey and a quest from Florina to Corytsa and the old Monastery, to Philipo...( read more  read more... )upolis, Bucharest and Costanza on the Black Sea with its memories of Greece, and from there over the Danube to Belgrade, to Vucovar, to Mostar and to Sarajevo. The reason for the journey of this latter-day Ulysses: a short film by the Manaki brothers, Greece's first filmmakers, undeveloped since the turn of the century. The quest for a lost gaze and a lost innocence.

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Unrated, 3 hrs.

Directed by: Theodoros Angelopoulos

Release Date: November 1, 1997

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DVD Release Date: February 13, 2001

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  • February 4, 2009
    P O E T I C.
    Ulysses' Gaze is considerably more evocative than the Greek director's fatuous Eternity and the Day though it's nonetheless laughably pretentious. This tediously paced epic traces a country's political upheavals and one man's misplaced nationalism. The images are ve...( read more)ry well stylized and the dialog is straight to the point. ITS a VERY SYMBOLIC FILM.
    i consider it as Angelopoulos best work!!!
  • August 27, 2008
    Tedious film. Highlight: More full-frontal nudity from Harvey Keitel, who seems more comfortable in the buff than clothed.
  • January 13, 2008
    ummmmm We can settle this war! Harvey Keitel and Tom Hanks are hotter than BOTH OF 'EM! hOTERR THAN rICHARD gERE(?) and oLIVER MARTINEZ!! lol MAYBE
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  • December 26, 2007
    An amazing, startling film, a very numbing experience, almost like being high and gone. This film was one of the most poetic and disturbingly visual I've seen. Every shot, every long take, every word was like a prayer. I was absolutely hooked to this film, it really captured me. ...( read more)I'm not going to say it's not for everyone, but watch it to see the experience you have.
  • May 4, 2007
    la busqueda de la mirada primigenia, como dicen esos criticos de cine ke hablan muy bonito
  • February 1, 2007
    with MAIA MORGERSTERN...romanian!!
  • November 11, 2006
    An exercise in cinematic meditation...

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

What arrogance and self-importance this film reveals. full review

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