Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes will attend the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival from October 31 to November 10. The actors will be honoured with the Golden Alexander award during a special screening of The English Patient, the 1996 film that won Binoche an Oscar and earned Fiennes a nomination. The festival will also feature their latest collaboration, The Return, a Greek co-production directed by Uberto Pasolini, where they portray Odysseus and Penelope.
Tag: Homer’s Odyssey
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