103 mins |
Rated
M (Offensive Language)
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Starring Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Justin Edwards, Rebecca Johnson, Steve Coogan
When Odysseus left Troy it took him ten years to get back to his home in Ithaca. Steve and Rob have only six days on their own personal odyssey in THE TRIP TO GREECE. On the way they argue about tragedy and comedy, astronomy and biology, myth, history, democracy and the meaning of life! Featuring locations such as: Temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Ancient Agora of Athens, the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, the unique island of Hydra, the Caves of Diros, Nestor's Palace, Niokastro Fortress in Pylos, and Ancient Stagira, as well as a lot of shooting in restaurants and hotels in Athens, Hydra, Lesvos, Chalkidiki, Pelion, Kavala, and at the Peloponnese.
"The Trip to Greece" marks a spirited and convivial return to form, even if the film is lofty enough to present Coogan and Brydon's six-day Grecian journey as a retracing of the path of Odysseus. Full review
Owen Gleiberman
Variety
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When Odysseus left Troy it took him ten years to get back to his home in Ithaca. Steve and Rob have only six days on their own personal odyssey in THE TRIP TO GREECE. On the way they argue about tragedy and comedy, astronomy and biology, myth, history, democracy and the meaning of life! Featuring locations such as: Temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Ancient Agora of Athens, the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, the unique island of Hydra, the Caves of Diros, Nestor's Palace, Niokastro Fortress in Pylos, and Ancient Stagira, as well as a lot of shooting in restaurants and hotels in Athens, Hydra, Lesvos, Chalkidiki, Pelion, Kavala, and at the Peloponnese.
"The Trip to Greece" marks a spirited and convivial return to form, even if the film is lofty enough to present Coogan and Brydon's six-day Grecian journey as a retracing of the path of Odysseus. Full review
Owen Gleiberman
Variety