Readers describe how Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster has ignited or reawakened their interest in classical literature“I’m having a classics summer this year,” says Tommy Maddinson, 26, from London. He’s been inspired by...
Read MoreThe new film extols the value of a rules-based world order. That’s far more radical than any casting decisionPeter Swallow is Labour MP for Bracknell, and the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on classics. Before his...
Read MoreCanadian stuntwoman is only 4ft 6in and stood in for star to make the giant Laestrygonians appear even biggerA 35-year-old stuntwoman is one of the great unsung heroes of Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster The Odyssey –...
Read MoreThe Hallmark Channel’s ropey version of The Odyssey is going viral for its star-studded cast. Christopher Nolan’s film only looks better by comparison Christopher Nolan’s version of The Odyssey is far from the first committed to...
Read MoreThere’s no denying the power of the film on the big screen. But how far should modern moral sensibilities influence adaptations of classics?Everyone knows how dumb it is to be this person: the one who mourns the film adaptation...
Read MoreHow do you follow Oppenheimer? By spending £250m bringing Homer’s epic poem to the big screen in Imax. Today’s most powerful director talks big swings, trauma-bonding and the healing powers of chocolate labrador Charlie“I’m in...
Read MoreDoing full justice to the Homeric legend, Christopher Nolan amasses an epic cast to convey the true cost of war with film-making of thrilling ambitionA classicist’s verdict: soulful hero flatters our times as women and nuance...
Read MoreChristopher Nolan’s take on the Odyssey is set to break box-office records. What made the director so determined to adapt the ancient Greek epic? And why does a poem from 600BC hold a vice-like grip on pop culture? Warning:...
Read MoreFollowing the film’s premiere, critics are already calling the historical epic a best picture Oscar contender. Here’s what they had to sayThe Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s three-hour version of Homer’s epic poem, world premiered...
Read MoreSet to be this year’s biggest blockbuster, The Odyssey’s cast has been selected to ‘represent the world’. Fair enough – except that one key country seems to have gone completely unrepresented …There are the American accents,...
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