33,333 THE ODYSSEY OF NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS

Nikos Kazantzakis is famous for his novels. However, few know of his epic poem Odyssey, and even fewer have read it, although the writer himself considered it his masterpiece. It consists of 33,333 verses, and embraces the major themes of Western civilization. In Sweden, a man 102 years old, learns Greek and translates Kazantzakis’ Odyssey. The documentary travels to Sweden, America, Crete, Athens and Tinos. It is a journey through the hidden aspects of the work and personality of the writer. People become astonished, angry, or mystified by the Odyssey. Philosophical, literary, existential and psychological approaches try to illuminate a work which, if read with attention, can change the reader’s soul...