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Aug 11, 2021 Full Review Robert Hatch The Nation The film does not pretend to supplant Ulysses; it takes bold, responsible and joyous advantage of the fact that the book exists.
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- Milo O'shea, Maurice Roëves, Barbara Jefford
- Joseph Strick
- Drama
Ulysses Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Pauline Kael The New Republic. TOP CRITIC. Perhaps the best thing about the movie is its total inadequacy: it...
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41 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10. Italian-American co-production based on Homer's immortal poem about the mythological hero Ulysses. ma-cortes 8 June 2011. Odysseus' journey told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey in which Ulysses leads his warriors through History's greatest adventure .
Ulysses: Directed by Mario Camerini. With Silvana Mangano, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podestà. A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that depicts Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.
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- Adventure, Fantasy
- Mario Camerini
- 1955-10
Reviews from some critics were very positive. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times put the film on his year-end list of the ten best films of 1967, declaring it "A faithful and brilliant screen translation of Joyce's classic novel, done with taste, imagination and cinema artistry." [8] .
89 ★★★★★ ratings (4%) ★★★★★. Follow Follow our industry partners for film news and the latest on new releases. View Profiles. Popular reviews. More. Review by Sean Gilman ★★★★. A surprisingly good adaptation of the book, emphasizing some of Homer’s more interesting ideas while not exactly neglecting the action and the more famous side quests.
Dec 2, 2020 · Review. Mythology is a good subject for film. Fantastical creatures, daring exploits, the intervention of the gods, and dramatic confrontations contribute action and melodrama, and the cinematic format makes possible the impossible. Ulysses, a simplification of Homer’s Odyssey, takes advantage of these cinematic abilities, to a degree.
