Despite three millennia passing since it was written, Homer’s “Odyssey” remains one of the most timeless tales ever told by man. As such, director Uberto Pasolini wanted to explore that concept in “The Return,” an adaptation of the final third of the story that has no gods or monsters, only humanity.
“To me, it was important to keep the focus on storytelling about the human emotions, the psychology of the humans, the difficulty of being human, the difficulty of being a good human. And that would have been difficult if every action, or most actions, of our characters were influenced or managed by the gods, as Homer has it in his poem,” Pasolini said at TheWrap’s 2024 TIFF Studio sponsored by Moët & Chandon and Boss Design.