Signature Theatre’s latest production retells Homer’s epic through the eyes of the queen of Ithaca, proving once again that Penelope is a hero in her own right. Bechtel and his collaborators have set ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- They were relatively marginal characters Homer's "The Odyssey," but now the faithful queen Penelope and her maidens are having their story told. As the epic poem tells us, the Trojan ...

Penelope “Penny” Anne (Moss) Ciccone, age 69, of Brooktondale, NY passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024 at the Hospicare Residence in Ithaca after a two-year battle with ALS. Penny was born in Buxted ...

The twelve hanged maids of Penelope get their revenge in this ancient Greek story of heartbreak and sacrifice. At the end of the Odyssey, Odysseus returns to Ithaca and kills the suitors of Penelope.

The Return, directed by Uberto Pasolini, with Ralph Fiennes (Odysseus), Juliette Binoche (Penelope), Charlie Plummer (Telemachus), Marwan Kenzari (Antinous), Claudio Santamaria (Eumaeus). The film ...

North concludes her Ithaca trilogy (after House of Odysseus) with an intelligent revisionist portrayal of Odysseus’s return. The story opens with a gloomy assessment of the wayward hero’s island ...

A man endures a long trip home, one that involves extraordinary creatures, dangerous obstacles and psychological challenges, so he can see his loved ones again. The 3,000-year-old tale of Odysseus in ...

Uberto Pasolini tackles Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey” with his intimate and muscular adaptation “The Return.” Despite the centuries-long significance of the text, not many films have tackled its ...

Credits: Directed by Uberto Pasolini, starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Charlie Plummer. Rating/runtime: R for violence, some sexual content, graphic nudity and language; 116 minutes. How ...

In the ancient Greek city of Ithaca, many impatiently await the return of their king Ulysses and his warriors from the Trojan War. Among these, Ulysses' devoted wife Penelope and his grown son ...