27 Mar 2025

The Return director on reuniting Fiennes & Binoche

From Nine To Noon, 10:05 am on 27 March 2025
The Return, directed by Uberto Pasolini, with Ralph Fiennes (Odysseus),  Juliette Binoche (Penelope), Charlie Plummer (Telemachus), Marwan Kenzari (Antinous), Claudio Santamaria (Eumaeus).

Photo: Maila Iacovelli

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche have returned to the big screen together for the first time since The English Patient - 30 years ago.

The Return - a retelling of Homer's epic The Odyssey - is directed, co-written and produced by Uberto Pasolini.

It tells the story of a soldier's return from many years at war to his land, his wife and his son.

It has been a passion project for Uberto Pasolini for many years, and an incredible challenge, adapting the epic 24 book poem into one film.

It helped having the support of his friend Ralph Feinnes, who in turn suggested Binoche as his co-star.

The Return is Uberto Pasolini's fourth feature film as director - the former investment banker began in the industry as producer of the 1997 sleeper hit The Full Monty. The Return opens in cinemas today.