Agamemnon's ghost celebrates Penelope's fidelity and compares her favorably to his treacherous wife, Clytemnestra (24.210-23). The scene in the Land of the Dead may seem tedious, even intrusive, to modern readers but it serves to complete the Agamemnon parallel. 59-64.) The consensus of opinion, however, is that the last book does belong. (For a thorough discussion of the issue, see Fagles and Knox, pp. They suggest that the epic should end when Odysseus and Penelope reunite. Some scholars maintain that a later, inferior poet wrote it. Since classical times, the legitimacy of this final section has been controversial. Only the intervention of Athena, again appearing as Mentor, avoids another major battle and perhaps civil war. More than half of the men follow Eupithes to Laertes' farm, seeking Odysseus and vengeance. Meanwhile, rumor of the slaughter has spread through the city, and Eupithes, father of Antinous (the aggressive leader of the suitors), calls for revenge. After identifying himself, Odysseus joins Laertes, Telemachus, and the two faithful herdsmen for a homecoming meal. One of the suitors recites the story of the courtship of Penelope, her resistance to the suitors, and Odysseus' revenge.īack on Ithaca, Odysseus arrives at his father's farm and approaches Laertes, who looks and acts more like a slave than a former king. These souls pass such Greek heroes as Achilles and Agamemnon. Most recently, Bryan Fuller’s “Mockingbird Lane” reimagined the series for NBC, but never made it past a pilot episode.The final book opens with Hermes, the traditional guide, leading the souls of the dead suitors to the Land of the Dead (commonly referred to as Hades). That series ran for just two seasons between 19, spawning several feature films and a sequel television series titled “The Munsters Today” (1988 – 1991). If you want to revisit the original series, “The Munsters” is streaming on Peacock. Catherine Schell (“Space: 1999,” The Return of the Pink Panther) is playing “Zoya Krupp the gypsy queen.”ĭee Wallace, Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson and Jorge Garcia will also star in the film, alongside original “The Munsters” television series actors Butch Patrick and Pat Priest. Richard Brake ( 31, 3 from Hell) is playing Dr. Jeff Daniel Phillips is playing Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie is playing Lily Munster in Zombie’s movie, with Daniel Roebuck co-starring as Grandpa Munster. “Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious trip from Transylvania to Hollywood in the all-new feature length film.” While you wait, check out a brand new promo image below! We never thought we’d see this day come, and we cannot wait to see what Zombie has done with his first family-friendly movie. Rob Zombie‘s The Munsters is coming to Blu-ray and VOD on September 27, the film telling the origin story of Herman and Lily’s relationship – before Eddie Munster was born. Guadagnino and Chalamet previously worked together on Call Me By Your Name. The cast for the movie adaptation also includes Mark Rylance, André Holland, Jessica Harper, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Gordon-Green, Francesca Scorsese and Chloë Sevigny. Camille DeAngelis wrote the novel on which the movie is based, which is very much a cannibal story. The script was written by David Kajganich, who wrote Guadagnino’s Suspiria. When they discover they cannot outrun their terrifying pasts the pair take a final stand to determine whether their love can survive their otherness.” The film is said to be about “two outsiders who embark on a 1,000-mile odyssey through Ronald Reagan’s America. Luca Guadagnino‘s ( Suspiria) next is titled Bones and All, with Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell ( Escape Room) in the two starring roles for the “horror love story”.īones and All has been acquired for worldwide release by the Amazon-owned MGM, and Deadline has shared two new images from the film today.
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