A key scene where Odysseus and Penelope finally reunite is emotionally powerful, showcasing the ache of absence and war. From Troy to O Brother, Where Art Thou? to even The SpongeBob SquarePants ...

The Return, directed by Uberto Pasolini, with Ralph Fiennes (Odysseus), Juliette Binoche (Penelope), Charlie Plummer (Telemachus), Marwan Kenzari (Antinous), Claudio Santamaria (Eumaeus).

His own son Telemachos is hostile towards him, refusing to accept Odysseus as father. At the same time, Telemachos is threatened by the suitors courting his mother. Penelope follows to some degree ...

Suitors hound Queen Penelope (Juliette Binoche) and threaten their son Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), and Odysseus has to overcome PTSD and other issues to realize the man he needs to be now.

Did Odysseus experience the marvelous stories he tells of the dazzled Phaeacians at the court of King Alcinous? There's no way of knowing. It could be that he did, and that his excellent memory and ...

“The Return” proves to be an acting showcase, especially for stars Ralph Fiennes, who plays Odysseus, and Juliette Binoche as his wife, Queen Penelope, the pair reuniting on screen 32 years ...

While named “The Odyssey” after Homer’s iconic epic poem, the play does more than focus on Odysseus. Penelope is introduced in the first full scene of the play — a major shift from ...

Penelope spends most of the 24 books of Homer’s “Odyssey” waiting. While her husband, Odysseus, spends two decades fighting in the Trojan War, then outsmarting sirens, sea monsters ...