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    Ulysses

    Spanish poster of the movie Ulysses
    Ulises
    Chile/Argentina
    2011     Drama    
    1h 25min
    Original lang: Spanish

    Julio is a Peruvian immigrant in Santiago, Chile, a former history teacher now reduced to working at a series of menial jobs well below his capacities. His Peruvian background, instantly recognized if not necessarily looked down on, makes him an oddity, someone unable to hide or completely blend in. His innate intelligence and ambition allow him to gradually advance; he is always trying to get a better job, obtain legal residency status, send more money back home. He begins quietly confident, taking satisfaction in his accomplishments. A ray of hope comes into his life when a young woman in a music store takes a liking to him. But as time goes on, it begins to dawn on him that the difficulties he faces are not as easily resolved as finding a better job, a place to live or a girlfriend. These matters are difficulties of the heart, for the life of an immigrant is one of overwhelming loneliness. Julio's only lifeline is the occasional call to his mother from a public phone booth. Just as Homer's Ulysses lived for one thing -- to get back home to his beloved Penelope -- Julio lives to help his mother back home in Peru.

    Directed byOscar Godoy
    Written byOscar Godoy, Daniel Laguna

    Starring

    Jorge Román
    Francisca Gavilán
    Tomás Verdejo Urzúa

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    Photo from the movie Ulysses

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