Uberto Pasolini directs Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Claudio Santamaria in this historical drama where Odysseus returns to Ithaca decades after the victory of Troy to find his wife besieged by violent suitors.

The ugly digital photography ruined this for me. Is it better at catching actor’s faces by firelight? You get to see Ralph’s cock early doors. The finale is gripping and violent. The whole thing does feel like a play shot on location. Very dialogue and performance driven. The nuance matters. But it moves at a stately pace without much variation.

5

Perfect Double Bill: Troy (2004)

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