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John Akomfrah’s documentary essay (which is an expansion of the art installation Mnemosyne at the public gallery in West Bromwich) uses Homer's Odyssey--about Odysseus's long voyage home after the Trojan War--as an a allegorical sci-fi fable about the history of mass migration to postwar Britain. The filmmaker divides the movie into nine overlapping musical chapters, using archival material and the writings of such Masters as Dante, Samuel Beckett, Emily Dickinson and James Joyce. It's hard to describe: see the footage below.
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John W. Comerford | January 21, 2011 11:45 AM
Love this film's concept and the trailer's cinematic resonance. Images paired with literary excerpts are a feast of image and idea. Cheers to the lucky ones attending the screening today.