To Vlemma Tou Odyssea May 2026

: The film won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.

As A. travels through Albania, Macedonia, Romania, and finally into a besieged Sarajevo, his search for the "first gaze" of cinema becomes a metaphor for:

The story follows "A.," a Greek filmmaker living in exile in the United States, who returns to his homeland and embarks on a journey across the war-torn Balkans. His mission is to find three lost, undeveloped film reels from the early 20th century—the legendary first footage captured by the , the region's cinema pioneers. To vlemma tou Odyssea

(Ulysses' Gaze), directed by the legendary Theodoros Angelopoulos , is a monumental work of Greek and European cinema. Released in 1995 and starring Harvey Keitel , the film is a dense, meditative journey that blurs the lines between personal memory, historical trauma, and the search for identity in the Balkans. Narrative and Themes

Watch a visual meditation on the cinematic style and atmosphere of Theo Angelopoulos: : The film won the Grand Prix at

: Reclaiming a lost purity of vision before the region was fractured by modern wars and ideologies.

: Frequent use of fog, rain, and desolate urban squares, which act as "silent characters" reflecting existential loneliness. His mission is to find three lost, undeveloped

: Navigating the fluid and often painful borders of the Balkan and Greek identity.