Odysseus may be the odysseys hero, but we actually think telemachos is more. Tiresias the blind seer of thebes, he meets odysseus in the land of the. If the 1997 film has a fundamental failing, it is that it follows the popular account rather than homers own. It is called a miniseries because there are two episodes involved in the film. The movie is abhorrently cheesy, abominably acted, badly written, horribly.
So maybe we are just insane, hoping for once they will do the book justice, but maybe this isnt the only reason we are insane. The series is based on the ancient greek epic poem, the odyssey, which is usually. Christopher lee in the odyssey 1997 reid asato in the odyssey 1997. Awesomethe odysseyfanficthe odysseyfunnythe odysseyheadscratchersthe odysseyheartwarmingthe odysseyimagelinksthe odysseylaconicthe. The odyssey characters with pictures from the movie learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. The odyssey characters and analysis characters and analysis.
Not everything in this madefortv movie is accurate for the story of the odyssey, but overall its a decent version. The odyssey character list alphabetical agamemnon former king of mycenae, brother of menelaus, and commander of the achaean forces at troy. Directed by andrei konchalovsky, the miniseries aired in two parts beginning on may 18, 1997 on nbc. Robert fitzgeralds awardwinning translation reads easily and is engrossing, almost like a modern popular novel. The epic hero, odysseus, overcomes supernatural creatures. On the 18 of may 1997, andrei konchalovskys released a film version of the odyssey, an american television miniseries starring armand assante as a brooding odysseus. Jan 18, 2016 so maybe we are just insane, hoping for once they will do the book justice, but maybe this isnt the only reason we are insane. The odyssey is a 1997 american mythology adventure television miniseries based on the ancient greek epic poem by homer, the odyssey. The ancient epic poem the odyssey is an absorbing, actionpacked adventure full of exciting battles, fascinating situations, interesting characters, and fantastic beings. The production aired over nbc and was executive produced by francis ford coppola. It teaches the main points of the odyssey to those who are not familiar with it, and it is a modern adaptation that can be appreciated by the reluctant viewers of classics. King of ithacaodysseus displays the essential traits of an epic hero.
The odyssey tv miniseries 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This lavish smallscreen adaptation of homers ancient epicreplete with maltese and turkish locations, stateoftheart special effects, and many bronzed muscles gleaming with sweatchronicles the voyage home of a trojan hero, odysseus king of ithaca, and includes many more scenes of his faithful, beautiful wife. Athena often appears disguised as mentor, believed to be an old friend of odysseus. Jim hensons creature shop provided an array of creature effects, including a talking animatronic pig roasting on a spit, the cg creature scylla, a rodpuppet sea sluglike sea monster who. Street cred this 1997 version of the odyssey was produced by coppola, stars isabella rossellini and bernadette peters, and is pitched by. After fighting in the trojan war, odysseus spends years trying to return home to itaka. One difference is that in some scenes characters may play different roles or they might just have different ways of doing things. The odyssey translated by samuel butler 1835 1902 adapted for the scoop by phil willmott the play can be performed with narration and roles shared amongst any number of performers of any gender. Other authors have composed more creative reworkings of the poem, often updated to address contemporary themes and concerns.
After the war, they encountered poseidon god of the sea, cyclops, sirens, sersi, and sea dragons. This is the 1997 tv movie version starring armand assante. See more ideas about armand assante, homer odyssey and bernadette peters. The odyssey is a fundamental work in the modern western canon, being the oldest extant piece of western literature, second to the iliad. The goddess of wisdom, purposeful battle, and the womanly arts, athena is the daughter of zeus. The adaptation of homers the odyssey ulysses is the latin translation of odysseus, features some pretty cheesy special effects, but is still nonetheless a surprisingly literate version. Here i will only list and describe the most major to the plot. Odysseus called ulysses in latin was the greek hero who took 10 years to return to his island home after the end of the trojan war, which in ancient times took ten years in itself. As with all homeric heroes, odysseus possesses hubris, or pride, which causes him to do really stupid things. Odysseus and his men journey home after conquering the city of troy, but they face perils from beyond their natural realm.
The names of the characters are the same as those of the classic greek epic. The film, with kirk douglas as a virile odysseus and anthony quinn as telemachus, was extremely popular with cinema audiences. Although condensed, the film stays mostly true to the spirit of the original work. Odysseus is worried that he may not return, and tells penelope that she should. The odyssey 1997, a madefortv movie directed by andrei konchalovsky, is a slightly abbreviated version of the epic. However, most of the time these people would unknowingly butcher the book based movie by taking out many important characters and events, with good examples being the lightning thief and eragon. They draw their swords and stand together as gods and monsters pose a.
After odysseus sacrifices a goat into the river styx, tiresias tells him that the. He gains fame through his intellect and cunning, using both to help the greek army destroy troy. And dont even get us started on what he finds when he finally makes it. During the incredible odyssey to ithaca the greek hero found. The odyssey characters and analysis a research guide. Among the most noteworthy elements of the text are its nonlinear plot, and the influence on events of choices made by women and slaves, besides the actions.
The odyssey isnt just an important book, its also a very exciting book and a beautiful work of literature. The odyssey movie guide questions worksheet pg 1997. Camerinis movie makes several cuts from the odysseys story, and adds some material to penelopes plot, but is otherwise faithful to the poem. The series later won the award for outstanding directing for a miniseries or a special. The odyssey was written in a poetic dialect of greeka literary amalgam of aeolic greek, ionic greek, and other ancient greek dialects and comprises 12,110 lines of dactylic hexameter. Special effects budget was likely about a buck fifty, buck seventyfive at most. The odyssey is an epic poem about the wanderings of the greek hero odysseus following his victory in the trojan war. This movie guide has time stamps for the one part, 3hr version. Telemachus son of odysseus and penelope, the prince struggles to gain his. An infant when odysseus left for troy, telemachus is about twenty at the. If you want to start a film theodyssey page, just click the edit button above.
Penelope wife of odysseus and mother of their son, telemachus, she is shrewd and faithful in fending off the suitors. King odysseus is married to queen penelope, the two have a son named prince telemachus. Oct 01, 2017 the odyssey is an epic poem about the wanderings of the greek hero odysseus following his victory in the trojan war. The odyssey is homers epic of odysseus 10year struggle to return home after the trojan war. Odysseus fought alongside the other greek kings at troy and now struggles to escape his imprisonment and return to his family in ithaca. What makes this particularly a wonderful movie is that it serves two purposes. As the popular percy jackson series for younger readers attests, kids are fascinated by greek tales of gods, monsters, and heroes, and the odyssey is the original olympian tale. The cast includes armand assante, greta scacchi, irene papas, isabella. Another lavishly produced, allstar, tvmovie emasculation of great literature from the. The odyssey ends as odysseus wins a contest to prove his identity, slaughters the.
Such is life when you anger the sea god poseidon while trying to sail home pro tip. The main parts are played by wellknown actors who bring their characters to life, and armand assante as odysseus is superb. You are browsing the website, which contains photos and videos of nude celebrities. She aids odysseus and telemachus many times throughout the epic tale of the odyssey, and she stands up to the council of the gods on mount olympus on their behalf. Another lavishly produced, allstar, tv movie emasculation of great literature from the creators of the even more. With hermes help, odysseus resists circes powers and then becomes her. Circe tells him to go to the underworld next, and only then does odysseus. The odyssey by homer and the 1997 movie analysis 1265 words. We dont have an article named film theodyssey, exactly. Oct 11, 20 an edit of the hallmark channels the odyssey with armand assante as odysseus. Camerinis movie makes several cuts from the odyssey s story, and adds some material to penelopes plot, but is otherwise faithful to the poem. When telemachus finds menelaus nicholas clay, one of odysseus.
Penelope wife of odysseus and mother of their son, telemachus, she is. Peden pre ap world history 19 october 2017 the book the odyssey by homer and the 1997 movie the odyssey portrayed many real world learning aspects into each take of the story. Bernadette peters is cast as circe, vanessa williams is calypso, and isabella rossellini plays athena, the goddess of wisdom, and greta scacchi plays penelope. One scene that is different in the movie from the book is when the men are in the cave. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Zeus daughter athene may be the patroness of warfare but shes also the goddess of wisdom, so. God of the winds helps odysseus by bagging all winds except west wind. Though a strong and courageous warrior, he is most renowned for his cunning. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the odyssey with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Originally composed in the ionic greek dialect in dactylic hexameter, the. After winning the war, he now must endure a lengthy, tenyear journey to return, and with all his wits, odysseus must overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into. Another lavishly produced, allstar, tv movie emasculation of great literature from the creators of the even more bloated gullivers travels 1996, the odyssey is a thoroughly sanitized version. Utilizing an exceptional international allstar cast and excellent special effects, hallmark entertainment and american zoetrope productions created this fun filled. With armand assante, greta scacchi, isabella rossellini, bernadette peters.
There are two additional points this movie makes that arent in the odyssey that improve the story. There are plenty of movies based on the odyssey and quite a few imaginative adaptions in film and tv shows that pay homage to homers classic epic poem. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Directed by andrei konchalovsky, the miniseries aired in twoparts beginning on may 18, 1997 on nbc. The odyssey characters with pictures from the movie. List of characters in the odyssey with description and. The movie is abhorrently cheesy, abominably acted, badly written.
Watch the odyssey movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Comparing and contrasing the odyssey movie and book. The film stars armand assante as a brooding odysseus, isabella rossellini as. Then another example of a butchered book, or epic in this case, is the odyssey, written by homer. The odyssey tv miniseries 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. Circe a goddessenchantress who turns some of odysseus crew into swine, she. This video encompasses the first five books of the poem. Features impressive acting by the inimitable kirk douglas as ulysses, and. This is a great way to introduce students to homers greek epic or take a deeper look after studying the written version.
Tiresias meets odysseus when odysseus journeys to the underworld in book 11. The odyssey tv miniseries 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. Odysseus fought among the other greek heroes at troy and now struggles to return to his kingdom in ithaca. Odysseus is the husband of queen penelope and the father of prince telemachus. The warrior king odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of ithaca to. Human beings and one faithful dog odysseus the central figure in the epic, he employs. It was filmed in malta, turkey, parts of england, and many other places around the mediterranean, where the. This odyssey 19921994 puts its hero in a coma and makes him work his way home from a magical land called downworld. I teach high school kids with languagebased learning disabilities and i. Discusses the main characters odysseus, achilles, poseidon, antinoos, telemachus, iros, and melanthius. Aug 20, 2012 watch the odyssey part 1212 mzdanvers on dailymotion. The odyssey is a 1997 american fantasyadventure television miniseries and emmy awardwinning and golden globenominated. Governor andrew cuomo provides the latest updates on the response to the coronavirus pandemic in the state of new york.
The odyssey is an epic twopart miniseries, similar to gullivers travels, adapting the greek epic poem of the same name. Bernadette peters is cast as circe, vanessa williams is calypso, and isabella rossellini plays athena, the goddess of wisdom, and greta scacchi plays penelope, odysseus wife. Similarities of the poem and film the movie the odyssey keeps many similar aspects in comparison to the epic poem by homer that includes the setting, characters, conflicts, main events, themes, greek mythological elements and the focusing on characters and heroism. Aided by the goddess athena isabella rossellini, odysseus braves all the.
The odyssey is a 1997 american mythologyadventure television miniseries based on the. Odysseus the central figure in the epic, he employs guile as well as courage to return to ithaca, defeat the suitors, and resume his proper place as king. While odysseus battles mystical creatures and faces the wrath of the gods, his wife penelope and his son telemachus stave off suitors vying for penelopes hand and ithacas throne long enough for odysseus to return. Comparing and contrasing the odyssey movie and book there are many similarities and differences in the odyssey book and movie. For years, i was part of this insanity and was continuously let down by the parts they left out, the characters they dropped, their wrong choice in actors, etc. The warrior king odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of ithaca to fight in the trojan war.
This lavish smallscreen adaptation of homers ancient epicreplete with maltese and turkish locations, stateof the art special effects, and many bronzed muscles gleaming with sweatchronicles the voyage home of a trojan hero, odysseus king of ithaca, and includes many more scenes of his faithful, beautiful wife. Utilizing an exceptional international allstar cast and excellent special effects, hallmark. In society today, people crave for fame just like the characters in the. The following script, doubling and line allocation relates to the genders of the original cast of 9. By the end of his travails, both odysseus and penelope are past the golden age of their youth. On his tenyear journey home from the trojan war, odysseus runs into everything from sirens to sea monsters to seductresses. The book and the movie both had many big ideas that were expressed as the same but had many detailed and specific ideas that were different. Describes how homer uses fame to exploit each characters true motive. Nearly everyone, when they think of homers odyssey, thinks of the odyssey part, the great journey and the adventures of the titular character, even though those comprise only a sixth of the story. Firstly, the odyssey was set in approximately 12th century b. It is, in part, a sequel to the iliad, the other homeric epic. My husband and i just read the odyssey together and this film was such a. The odyssey by homer and the 1997 movie analysis 1265. The odyssey movie guide questions worksheet pg 1997 challenges students to analyze the concepts and characters in odysseus adventure.