Return to Ithaca (film) explained

Return to Ithaca
Director:	Laurent Cantet
Producer:	Laurent Baudens Didar Domehri Gaël Nouaille
Starring:	Jorge Perugorría Isabel Santos
Cinematography:	Diego Dussuel
Editing:	Robin Campillo
Studio:	Full House Orange Studio Haut et Court Panache Productions Funny Balloons La Compagnie Cinématographique
Distributor:	Haut et Court
Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	Spanish
Budget:	€1.2 million^[1]
Gross:	$218,537

Return to Ithaca (French: '''Retour à Ithaque''') is a 2014 comedy-drama film directed by Laurent Cantet. The film premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.^[2] It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.^[3]

Plot

Five friends reunite on a rooftop terrace in Havana to celebrate the return of Amadeo after his 16 years of self-exile in Spain. During the night, they sing, dance, reflect the past and make sense of the present.

Cast

• Jorge Perugorría as Eddy
• Isabel Santos as Tania
• Fernando Hechavarría as Rafa
• Néstor Jiménez as Amadeo
• Pedro Julio Díaz Ferran as Aldo

Accolades

The film won the Venice Days Award at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Retour à Ithaque. JP's Box-Office.
2. Web site: Retour a Ithaque wins the Venice Days Award . 7 September 2014 . Associazione Culturale Giornate degli Autori.
3. Web site: Toronto Film Festival Lineup . 26 July 2014 . Variety.
4. Web site: Giornate degli Autori - Venice Days . 1 September 2014 . Giornate degli Autori.