The Odyssey: the five-star epic kicking cinema forward
About this episode
The episode discusses Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey, its casting controversy, and its adaptation of an ancient text for modern audiences.
Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey is in cinemas now with an epic casting controversy to match. Has Nolan expertly translated this ancient text for a young audience, or ‘lost his integrity’ as Elon Musk alleges? Read more: Christopher Nolan reinvents an ancient epic in his masterful five-star Odyssey Christopher Nolan reveals the ‘tender beauty’ behind his epic new film, The Odyssey Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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