Ulysses' Gaze
Seen it?1995 | 169 min | Drama, History, War
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Schindler's List or Platoon, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 49 min.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
27% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix. Plus 1 other award.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$42K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 44K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Theo Angelopoulos
- Harvey KeitelA
- Erland JosephsonIvo Levy
- Maia MorgensternUlysses' Wives
- Thanasis VeggosTaxi Driver
- Giorgos MihalakopoulosNikos
- Dora VolanakiOld Woman
- Mania PapadimitriouMother
- Giorgos KonstasFather
- Thanos GrammenosManakias' Assistant
- Alekos OudinotisGreek Film Library Manager