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The Look of Ulysses

To Vlemma tou Odyssea (Ulysses' Gaze)

1995

Theo Angelopoulos

Harvey Keitel, Maia Morgenstern, Erland Josephson, Giorgos Konstas ...

7.5

3,648

Drama "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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Magisterially filmed, this movie demands at almost every instant to be regarded as a masterpiece, though for me it's too full of itself and its own virtue. Still, I can't deny it's an experience worth having."	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"A mesmerising work of arresting beauty and impressive emotional power."	POS
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"Angelopoulos' film is lyrically evocative but painfully self-important (... ) the film’s most effective scene is also its least pretentious."	NEU
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"A major cinematic accomplishment (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A film made by a director so impressed with the gravity and importance of his theme that he wants to weed out any moviegoers seeking interest, grace, humor or involvement (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"'Ulysses' Gaze'' has a sorrowful, wordless beauty that finally justifies its self-importance. Still, patience is required."	POS
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"Angelopoulos is literally a modern Homer (...) Ulysses’ Gaze” creates its own universe in which loss, suffering and longing are expressed with the utmost dazzling beauty"	POS

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