Ulysses' Gaze Movie Review 1995

Nameless Greek-American filmmaker (Keitel) journeys across the Balkans from Athens to Sarajevo while making a documentary on pioneer filmmakers, the Manakia brothers, who ignored national and ethnic strife in order to record the lives of ordinary people. Keitel has heard that some undeveloped film shot by the brothers has turned up in Sarajevo and he's determined to see it despite the turmoil in Bosnia. Moving and pessimistic depiction of the Balkan conflict seen through a filmmaker's eyes. English and Greek with subtitles.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 173 minutes.
Originally from Greek, French, Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

War, General, Bosnia, Filmmaking, Behind the Scenes

Screenplay

Theo Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris

Cast

Harvey Keitel, Maia Morgenstern, Erland Josephson, Thanassis Vengos, Yorgos Michalokopoulos, Dora Volonaki

Cinematography

Yorgos Arvanitis

Director

Theo Angelopoulos

Music

Eleni Karaindrou

Producer

Theo Angelopoulos, Costa Lambopoulos, Marc Soustras, Greek Film Center, Paradis Film, RAI

Awards

Cannes 1995: Grand Jury Prize.