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
![]() |
Luigi Mezzanotte as Odysseus |
![]() |
Branca de Camargo as Calypso |
![]() |
Alex Carozzo as Boatswain |
![]() |
Paola Agosti as |
![]() |
Giuseppe Marcoli as Sailor Admiring Seagulls and Seals |
![]() |
Mariella Fabbris as |
![]() |
Lucilla Giagnoni as |
| Sound | Giuseppe Mazzucca | Music |
| Sound | Luca Tessadrelli | Music |
| Production | Franco Piavoli | Producer |
| Production | Giannandrea Pecorelli | Producer |
| Directing | Franco Piavoli | Director |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Franco Piavoli | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ferruccio Bolognesi | Costume Design |
| Sound | Giuliana Zamariola | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Carlo Malacchini | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Flavio Colusso | Conductor |
| Crew | Homer | Poem |
| Art | Ferruccio Bolognesi | Sculptor |
| Writing | Franco Piavoli | Writer |
| Camera | Luciana Mulas | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Giuseppe Marcoli | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Claudio Monteverdi | Music |
| Sound | Gianandrea Gazzola | Music |
| Sound | Luciano Berio | Music |
| Sound | Anna Loro | Musician |
| Editing | Sergio Lustri | Color Timer |
| Sound | Aleksandr Borodin | Music |
| Sound | Rudolf Maros | Music |
| Sound | Massimo Rubulotta | Musician |
| Crew | Mario Mastrelli | Thanks |
| Crew | Franca Grisoni | Thanks |
| Sound | Paolo Frati | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Alberto Lorica | Thanks |
| Crew | Sandro Campanelli | Thanks |
| Crew | Dorotea Balhuf | Thanks |
| Crew | Carlo Guglielminetti | Thanks |
| Art | Giancarlo Aymerich | Assistant Production Design |
| Editing | Franco Piavoli | Editor |
| Camera | Franco Piavoli | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Homer | Original Story |