Ulysses' Gaze

Ulysses' Gaze

1995 · 169 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, History, War

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.

Directed by Theo Angelopoulos · Written by Theo Angelopoulos

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