This summer, cinema takes on the myth of Ulysses with Christopher Nolan’s new film. But behind the legend, one question remains: who is Ulysses, really?
Neither demigod nor super-warrior: Ulysses is an ordinary man. King of a poor island, faithful husband, reluctant absentee father, he survives the Trojan War before embarking on the longest homeward journey in history — ten years of wandering to find his way back to his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus on the island of Ithaca.
Monsters, gods, storms, traps: this documentary brings each stage of the voyage to life by decoding it. Why do the gods relentlessly pursue him? What do the Cyclops, the Sirens, or Circe truly represent? Why, in the Odyssey, does wit always triumph over brute strength?
Following Ulysses step by step, the film provides all the keys to understanding the Odyssey, the ancient Greek world, and what makes Ulysses a truly unique hero: human, fallible, cunning, and surprisingly modern.
To understand the Odyssey, you have to live it!
Join us on June 18th at 9:10 PM on RMC Découverte.
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