The Odyssey Tapes

Overview

A study of concert-artist Richard Dyer-Bennet at work on Homer's Odyssey - that is, developing a strategy for performing, in English, and in 1978, with harp in hand, this monumental 24 hour poem, which, in Homer's time and Homer's life, only existed in oral form - a long song, performed in public as entertainment and as tribal history.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 2, 1988

Original language

English

Cast

Richard Dyer-Bennett

Director

Jill Godmilow

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0300284