The film "Odyssey" or, as it is also known as "Die Abenteuer des Odysseus", "Homer's Odyssey", "Odissea",, was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky on the bases of Homer's classic epic poem "The Odyssey" and launched in 1997. The plot consists of three main episodes: The Trojan War (which is dismissed quickly since it is the subject of Homer's other great work "The Iliad"), the journey of Odysseus (Armand Assante) and his crew, and Odysseus' return to his …
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…rather than trying to literally translate the story, I wouldn't agree with that. For those who never read the poem of Homer the film might seem just a draft of boring primitive mini-series squeezed in a three hour long film. However, knowing the story, the watcher may evaluate and compare his point of view with the author's of the film, but most importantly - may look beyond all failures into the meaning of the telling.