Following *Azul – Gioia*, Fury, Faith, and Eternal Love, Daniele Finzi Pasca returns to direct Stefano Accorsi in an original theatrical reinterpretation of the myth of Ulysses: a true journey into the psyche, the soul, and the adventures of the most human of Homer’s heroes.
Nobody. The Adventures of Ulysses
Daniele Finzi Pasca / Stefano Accorsi
© Viviana Cangialosi
1 hour and 30 minutes
Nobody. The Adventures of Ulysses
Daniele Finzi Pasca / Stefano Accorsi
© Viviana Cangialosi
1 hour and 30 minutes
In his director’s notes, Daniele Finzi Pasca states: “I am a conscientious objector; in my country, I happened to serve a few months in prison for refusing to do military service, so recounting the exploits of warriors is not only unusual for me but completely out of character—a sort of somersault without a safety net. I’m a clown; I love simple heroes, the underdogs—the ones I identify with—the fragile ones, those made of crumbly stuff. So I transformed the inner dialogue of a sacred hero into a dialogue brimming with love between a fragile hero and his beloved. Then Penelope arrived—a calm fire, the wild rhythm of femininity—and Francesca, the starry sky, joined our adventure: the voice that guides us home. We clowns deal essentially with drama; we make people laugh to distract the audience’s souls, and when they least expect it, we strike them with the pain of those who fall and break. “I wanted an Odysseus who would make people laugh and then cry, smile and then be moved to tears—one made of the same stuff as our most innocent memories, who would speak of love and say little of blood.”