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 |
| Production | Franco Piavoli | Producer |
| Production | Giannandrea Pecorelli | Producer |
| Sound | Giuseppe Mazzucca | Music |
| Sound | Luca Tessadrelli | Music |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ferruccio Bolognesi | Costume Design |
| Sound | Giuliana Zamariola | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Franco Piavoli | Sound |
| Crew | Homer | Poem |
| Writing | Franco Piavoli | Writer |
| Sound | Claudio Monteverdi | Music |
| Sound | Massimo Rubulotta | Musician |
| Sound | Flavio Colusso | Conductor |
| Art | Ferruccio Bolognesi | Sculptor |
| Sound | Aleksandr Borodin | Music |
| Directing | Carlo Malacchini | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gianandrea Gazzola | Music |
| Sound | Rudolf Maros | Music |
| Sound | Anna Loro | Musician |
| Sound | Luciano Berio | Music |
| Camera | Luciana Mulas | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Giuseppe Marcoli | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Sergio Lustri | Color Timer |
| Crew | Mario Mastrelli | Thanks |
| Art | Giancarlo Aymerich | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Paolo Frati | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Sandro Campanelli | Thanks |
| Crew | Franca Grisoni | Thanks |
| Crew | Alberto Lorica | Thanks |
| Crew | Dorotea Balhuf | Thanks |
| Crew | Carlo Guglielminetti | Thanks |
| Editing | Franco Piavoli | Editor |
| Camera | Franco Piavoli | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Homer | Original Story |