Nostos: The Return (1990)
At the end of the war, Odysseus, the wandering hero, with his companions begins his sail back home to the Mediterranean. The conclusion of his adventure is delayed by many natural obstacles and he takes an internal journey of fleeting memories of his childhood, his parents, love for a beautiful girl, nostalgia for the past, regret for what he did, and the deep silence that envelops everything. He confronts the most terrible loneliness following a shipwreck in which all the comrades perish.
Director: Franco Piavoli
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Luigi Mezzanotte as Odysseus |
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Branca de Camargo as Calypso |
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Alex Carozzo as Boatswain |
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Paola Agosti as |
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Giuseppe Marcoli as Sailor Admiring Seagulls and Seals |
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Mariella Fabbris as |
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Lucilla Giagnoni as |
| Directing | Franco Piavoli | Director |
| Sound | Giuseppe Mazzucca | Music |
| Sound | Luca Tessadrelli | Music |
| Production | Giannandrea Pecorelli | Producer |
| Production | Franco Piavoli | Producer |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Franco Piavoli | Sound |
| Sound | Giuliana Zamariola | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ferruccio Bolognesi | Costume Design |
| Crew | Homer | Poem |
| Writing | Franco Piavoli | Writer |
| Art | Ferruccio Bolognesi | Sculptor |
| Directing | Giuseppe Marcoli | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Carlo Malacchini | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gianandrea Gazzola | Music |
| Sound | Luciano Berio | Music |
| Sound | Aleksandr Borodin | Music |
| Sound | Rudolf Maros | Music |
| Sound | Claudio Monteverdi | Music |
| Sound | Anna Loro | Musician |
| Sound | Massimo Rubulotta | Musician |
| Sound | Flavio Colusso | Conductor |
| Camera | Luciana Mulas | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Sergio Lustri | Color Timer |
| Art | Giancarlo Aymerich | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Paolo Frati | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Mario Mastrelli | Thanks |
| Crew | Dorotea Balhuf | Thanks |
| Crew | Carlo Guglielminetti | Thanks |
| Crew | Franca Grisoni | Thanks |
| Crew | Sandro Campanelli | Thanks |
| Crew | Alberto Lorica | Thanks |
| Camera | Franco Piavoli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Franco Piavoli | Editor |
| Writing | Homer | Original Story |