Film review: The Return with Lottie Luke.

Ancient History Hound by Ancient Blogger

Apr 21, 202551:27Society & Culture

Join me and guest Lottie Luke as we discuss The Return , a film about Odysseus, well, returning to Ithaca. How did the film differ from the Odyssey poem and what were our general thoughts? As you might imagine there is r...

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