Christopher Nolan’s new Odyssey brings Homer’s epic roaring back to life and Tristan Hughes and Dr. Emily Hauser are here to unpack every storm, monster and star-making turn. From the brilliance of the adaptation to the ancient story beneath it, Tristan and Emily bring their expert historical knowledge to challenge what Nolan keeps, what he changes, and why Odysseus still captivates us after 2,500 years.

0:00 Introduction

1:08 Going to the 'The Odyssey' premiere

4:42 Comparing Nolan’s narrative structure to Homer’s Odyssey

8:52 Depicting the Greek gods and Zendaya as Athena

14:44 Analysing the Cyclops scene and Matt Damon’s Odysseus

22:00 Encountering the Laestrygonians

26:21 Mutiny and magic with Samantha Morton as Circe

32:03 Calypso, memory, and trauma with Charlize Theron

38:40 Penelope, Melantho, and the power dynamic on Ithaca with Anne Hathaway and Mia Goth

42:43 The slaughter of the suitors and Robert Pattinson’s Antinous

48:45 Portraying the Trojan War and Elliot Page as Sinon

52:38 Agamemnon’s Batman armour

54:50 Bronze Age in The Odyssey: history, trade, and the Sea Peoples

1:05:49 Using cinema as a gateway to ancient history

We're going on *TOUR* to Australia and New Zealand! - final tickets are available here:

https://fane.com.au/whats-on/an-evening-with-tristan-hughes/

Presented by Tristan Hughes. Producers are Joseph Knight & McKenna Fernandez, senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Editor is Natasha Hughes. Channel manager is Vilde Øksnes.

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