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After 20 years, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds out that his wife is being held captive by suitors competing for the kingdom and his son is dying. To get back his family and everything he lost, Odysseus must find his strength again. Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche acted together in a film for the third time. They had previously worked together in Wuthering Heights (1992) and The English Patient (1996). Penelope: How can men find their way to war but never make it home? Odysseus: For some, war means home. Immersing the viewer in the multifaceted pain and suffering of Penelope and Odysseus as they return home to Ithaca, this study systematically explores the challenges many soldiers face after returning from active duty, including PTSD and other mental health issues, past conflicts with family. and society and the challenges of returning to the military, as well as remembering the pains endured and suffered and the resulting irreversible inner change. The return is led by a great cast that allows the viewer to experience this rollercoaster ride that takes the two protagonists to remarkable heights, the latter thanks to the unique and special perseverance of Penelope and Odysseus during this difficult period in their lives. and without each other’s support. In fact, both are quite distant from much of the build-up, which only makes the catharsis all the more intense in the more intense, thriller-like later part of an otherwise slower-burning film. Fiennes brings to this work a unique style of portraying suffering – his amazing skills in Spider and The End of the Affarin with pain and anguish. Binoche is the perfect choice for Penelope, as the viewer can be tricked into feeling and hoping that the two would meet again, just as they were close throughout The English Patient, and Pasolini takes advantage of this to heighten the tension of this work for them. which are The English patient’s memory is vivid. This is a great and highly relevant job that requires experience!