Penelope

Synopsis: A lyrical treatment of Homer’s tale of Penelope, depicting her psychological struggle as she waits twenty years for her husband to return from the Trojan War. It draws on the long-take filmmaking style of film directors such as Andrei Tarkovsky, Akira Kurosawa and Bela Tarr. In this film, director Ben Ferris uses the technique as a dramatic device that experiments with time and space to build the tension and sense of nostalgia experienced by the waiting heroine. Choreographed to a score by Max Richter.
Language: Croatian (Croatian with English subtitles)
Country: Australia; Croatia
Year of release: 2011
Year of production: 2009
Subjects: Classical studies; Film studies
Keywords: film adaptations; Homer; epic poems

Director

Cast

Frano Makovic
Natalie Finderle

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