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Ramayana and Odyssey row: A visual split of an ancient sage figure and a dramatic movie scene within a film strip, separated by a jagged line.

Do films owe fidelity to Odyssey or Ramayana? Translators say ‘Homer, Valmiki will outlive us’

August 08, 2026 7:05 pm

Can an epic be betrayed? As critics clash over Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, translators of Indian literature offer a different answer

Christopher Nolan's 'Odyssey' is spectacular. It just doesn't get its hero right

August 03, 2026 5:35 pm

The greatest epics hold out because they throw up new questions for every generation, even as they refuse to settle into a singular interpretation. But Nolan’s film is the story of an uncomplicated man

Archeologist Eric H Cline (Edited by Abhishek Mitra)

Mapping (or unmapping) Odysseus' journey with an archaeologist

July 29, 2026 9:20 am

Despite decades of archaeological and scholarly research, there is no consensus on the route Odysseus took.

Christopher Nolan had praised Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's epic. (Express Image: AP/Upenn.edu)

'Abysmal writing... I'd be ashamed': Emily Wilson, whose Odyssey translation inspired Nolan, rips film

August 06, 2026 6:45 pm

Odyssey translator Emily Wilson gave Nolan his 'complicated man,' but she says he made an uncomplicated mess

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey leaked online as it crosses $600 million globally, Universal issues statement

Nolan's The Odyssey leaked online as it earns $600 mn globally, Universal issues statement

July 27, 2026 11:34 am

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has been leaked online as it crossed $600 million globally. Later on, Universal Pictures issued a statement.

With Nolan’s Odyssey taming camera noise, IMAX bets bigger on India

With Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey taming camera noise, IMAX bets bigger on India

July 27, 2026 6:37 am

The Odyssey is the first feature film shot entirely with IMAX film in the large-scale format.

The Odyssey box office collection: Christopher Nolan film grosses over Rs 129 cr in India

July 26, 2026 1:40 pm

The Odyssey's total India net collection has reached Rs 108.2 crore, while the India gross stands at Rs 129.15 crore. Globally, the movie has grossed $368 million.