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Pink Ulysses (1990)

1990-02-13 · 1h 38m · DE
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An actor prepares, removing his shirt to iron it. All shirts stay off. In a mix of black and white, colour, and old film clips, a homoerotic odyssey begins. Troy is sacked, and Odysseus starts his languorous journey back to Penelope and Telemachos, who wait in Ithaca. Odysseus dreams: young well-muscled men roll on sheets, hands remove flowers to disclose a sculpted torso. The ship tosses Odysseus; gobs sleep in hammocks; a storm beats down and a life boat seeks a strand. Circe, disguised as Penelope, seduces Odysseus; he stays with her for seven years. In Ithaca, Penelope and her suitors are impatient. Will Odysseus arrive before the film crew breaks for lunch?

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Eric de KuyperDirector

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José TeunissenJosé TeunissenJos IjlandJos IjlandDolf WilensDolf WilensErik de BruynErik de BruynDaan JansenDaan JansenMargie SmitMargie SmitMaarten AlmekindersMaarten AlmekindersJack PostJack PostEmile PoppeEmile Poppe

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LgbtGreek mythologyHomoeroticism

Movie DNA

Genre affinityFantasy · DramaTheme affinityLgbt · Greek Mythology · HomoeroticismDialogue densityDramaDirector preference353747Actor preference433677 · 770937 · 476782Country preferenceBe

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What is Pink Ulysses about?

An actor prepares, removing his shirt to iron it. All shirts stay off. In a mix of black and white, colour, and old film clips, a homoerotic odyssey begins. Troy is sacked, and Odysseus starts his languorous journey back to Penelope and Telemachos, who wait in Ithaca. Odysseus dreams: young well-muscled men roll on sheets, hands remove flowers to disclose a sculpted torso. The ship tosses Odysseus; gobs sleep in hammocks; a storm beats down and a life boat seeks a strand. Circe, disguised as Penelope, seduces Odysseus; he stays with her for seven years. In Ithaca, Penelope and her suitors are impatient. Will Odysseus arrive before the film crew breaks for lunch?

How long is Pink Ulysses?

Pink Ulysses has a runtime of 98 minutes.