An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.
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slow-burndarkharrowingmind-bendingseriousepicearnest
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Movie1995·169 min
Ulysses' Gaze
Directed by Theo Angelopoulos
A drama history film directed by Theo Angelopoulos.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 20%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.5/10
130 ratings
About Ulysses' Gaze
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Mind-bending (9 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Epic (9 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- identity self discovery, grief and loss, fate destiny, late 20th century, showbiz media, historical event, international, warzone, urban, strangers forced together, battlefield combat, outsider misfit, everyman, road journey, nonlinear flashback, mystery disappearance