Nostos: The Return Screened in Sunday Morning Movie Series
The Sunday Morning Movie series presented Franco Piavoli's 1989 film 'Nostos: The Return,' a minimalist retelling of Homer's Odyssey. The film, directed, written, shot, and edited by Piavoli, features almost no dialogue, using a fictional Mediterranean language inspired by ancient Greek, Sanskrit, and Latin. It follows Odysseus's journey home across the Mediterranean after the Trojan War, with a meditative pace and deep connection to nature, reminiscent of Apichatpong Weerasethakul's dreamlike cinema. The screening also included a tribute to Fritz Lang on the anniversary of his death, featuring several of his films, and a presentation of 'A Jury of Her Peers' (1980), adapted from Susan Glaspell's 1917 short story. The post also included a variety of music and experimental films, such as Aldo Tambellini's BLACKOUT (1965), BLACK IS (1965), and BLACK TRIP (1965), and a biography of Bertrand Russell.
Key facts
- Franco Piavoli directed, wrote, shot, and edited 'Nostos: The Return' (1989).
- The film is a loose adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, focusing on Odysseus's journey home.
- The film has almost zero dialogue, using a fictional Mediterranean language inspired by ancient Greek, Sanskrit, and Latin.
- The screening included a tribute to Fritz Lang with films like 'Destiny' (1921), 'Fury' (1936), 'Man Hunt' (1941), 'Ministry of Fear' (1944), and 'The Big Heat' (1953).
- The post also featured 'A Jury of Her Peers' (1980), adapted from Susan Glaspell's 1917 short story.
- Aldo Tambellini's experimental films BLACKOUT (1965), BLACK IS (1965), and BLACK TRIP (1965) were included.
- The post included a biography of Bertrand Russell, highlighting his work on Principia Mathematica and his pacifism.
- The screening was part of the Sunday Morning Movie series on Naked Capitalism.
Entities
Artists
- Franco Piavoli
- Christopher Nolan
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Fritz Lang
- Martin Scorsese
- Michael Mann
- Susan Glaspell
- Aldo Tambellini
- Franz Kline
- Bertrand Russell
- Paul Chambers
- Donald Byrd
- Horace Silver
- Art Blakey
- Miles Davis
- John Coltrane
- Gerry Mulligan
- Bill Evans
- The B-52's
- The Doors
- Jim Morrison
- Jerry Hopkins
- Isaac Hayes
- Earl Hines
- Manik Verma
- David Munrow
- Dr. Shirley Wright
Institutions
- Naked Capitalism
- Letterboxd
- The New York Times
- Vee Jay Records
- Warner Bros.
- Island Records
- Compass Point Studios
- NET
- WNDT
- WNET
- Rolling Stone
- Jazz Life
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Miami
- Iowa
- Germany
- Bahamas
- Mediterranean
- Trojan War