Rent The Nine Muses (2010)
3.0 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
- Feature is a stylised retelling of the history of migration to post-war Britain, a recasting of Homer's epic The Odyssey as a tone poem about journeys, migration, memory and the power of elegy. Laid over the images from archives and Alaska is a remarkable range of period and contemporary actors reading texts by Nietzsche, Dante, Shakespeare, Milton, Joyce and Emily Dickinson and a dizzying collection of musical performances from Paul Robeson, Leontyne Price and India's Gundecha Brothers, plus more music by Arvo Part, Wagner, Schubert and Handel, amongst others.
- Actors:
- Trevor Mathison, David Lawson, John Akomfrah
- Directors:
- John Akomfrah
- Producers:
- David Lawson, Lina Gopaul
- Writers:
- John Akomfrah
- Studio:
- New Wave Films
- Genres:
- Documentary
