Odysseys

Odysseys

8 Episodes

The road of return is studded with adventure, discovery, and surprise in these tales of epic quests that draw on one of literature’s most enduring narrative archetypes: the journey back home. Whether traversing the hardscrabble highways of Depression-era America (SULLIVAN’S TRAVEL, O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?), the surreal labyrinth of New York City after dark (AFTER HOURS), or the elemental wilderness of the frontier (THE SEARCHERS, WALKABOUT), these by turns tragic, comic, mythic, and deeply personal tales of wanderers and seekers tap into the fundamental human yearning to find our way back to where we belong.

Coprogrammed by Sean Fennessey

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Odysseys

8 Episodes

  • Odysseys Teaser
    01:09
    Odysseys Teaser
    Episode 1

    Odysseys Teaser

    Episode 1

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    1:47:13
    O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    Episode 2

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?

    Episode 2

    Directed by Joel Coen • 2000 • United States, United Kingdom, France
    Starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson

    The Coen brothers’ (extremely loose) take on Homer’s “Odyssey” is a marvelously freewheeling journey through the Depression-era South overflowing with comic adventure, ir...

  • The Straight Story
    1:51:54
    The Straight Story
    Episode 3

    The Straight Story

    Episode 3

    Directed by David Lynch • 1999 • United States
    Starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton

    In between the dark, florid surrealism of the LA-set neonoirs LOST HIGHWAY and MULHOLLAND DR., director David Lynch took a detour to America’s heartland for this surprisingly down-to-eart...

  • After Hours
    1:37:24
    After Hours
    Episode 4

    After Hours

    Episode 4

    Directed by Martin Scorsese • 1985 • United States
    Starring Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom

    Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman (Rosanna Arquette). So begins the...

  • The Searchers
    1:58:51
    The Searchers
    Episode 5

    The Searchers

    Episode 5

    Directed by John Ford • 1956 • United States
    Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles

    A towering work of Hollywood mythmaking, John Ford’s masterpiece represents both the apex of the classical Hollywood western and the blueprint for the troubling moral complexity of the genre revisionism ...

  • The Darjeeling Limited
    1:31:46
    The Darjeeling Limited
    Episode 6

    The Darjeeling Limited

    Episode 6

    Directed by Wes Anderson • 2007 • United States
    Starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman

    In director Wes Anderson’s THE DARJEELING LIMITED, three estranged brothers reunite for a meticulously planned, soul-searching train voyage across India one year after the death of their father....

  • Sullivan’s Travels
    1:31:07
    Sullivan’s Travels
    Episode 7

    Sullivan’s Travels

    Episode 7

    Directed by Preston Sturges • 1941 • United States
    Starring Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake

    Tired of churning out lightweight comedies, Hollywood director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) decides to make O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?—a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his pr...

  • Walkabout
    1:40:40
    Walkabout
    Episode 8

    Walkabout

    Episode 8

    Directed by Nicolas Roeg • 1971 • Australia

    A young sister (Jenny Agutter) and brother (Luc Roeg) are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to cope in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece from Nicolas Roeg. Along the way, they meet a yo...

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