Episode 278

The Aspects of History Film Club: The Odyssey Effect with Erica Stevenson (aka MoAn Inc.) and Henry Thackray

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There’s nothing like a summer blockbuster to get cinema back to the top of the agenda. One of the main talking points of the year so far, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has split opinion but no doubt it’s achieved conversation.

In this episode, the first of the newly-rebooted Film Club, ⁠Zeb Baker-Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Editor of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aspects of History⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, is joined first by classicist and YouTuber ⁠Erica Stevenson⁠ (aka ⁠MoAn Inc.⁠) to discuss her new book, ⁠The Odyssey Effect⁠, and explore the extraordinary afterlife of Homer’s poem, from the epic tradition’s oral beginnings to this year’s long-awaited adaptation, before welcoming film editor ⁠Henry Thackray⁠ for an in-depth chat about the film itself.

Together, the guests examine why Homer’s epic continues to inspire successive generations, debate Nolan’s interpretation of the character of Odysseus, the challenge of translating the poem to the screen, the director’s commitment to practical effects and spectacle, and whether the film succeeds both as a blockbuster and as adaptation of one of history and literature’s greatest stories.

Episode Links

⁠The Odyssey Effect: How Homer’s Epic Poem Shaped the World⁠⁠⁠⁠

Erica Stevenson Links

Website: https://www.moaninc.co.uk/about

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moaninc/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/moaninc

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moaninc/

X/Twitter: https://x.com/moaninc

Henry Thackray Links

Website: https://the-quarry.co.uk/raw-talent/henry-thackray/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_henry_edits/

Zeb Baker-Smith Links: