Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey” — the nearly 3,000-year-old Greek epic poem attributed to Homer — is raking in an epic box office haul. But how accurate is Nolan’s interpretation of Homer’s famous story?
Barbara Graziosi is a leading voice on Greek literature and the chair of the classics department at Princeton University. She joins host Indira Lakshmanan to discuss how Nolan’s film stacks up against other adaptations of “The Odyssey.”
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