The Odyssey

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The Odyssey

Aug. 2: Q&A with Translator and Professor Emily Wilson

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is an epic adaptation of Homer’s foundational saga, charting the perilous journey of Odysseus (Matt Damon), mighty warrior and king of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home to his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland) following the conclusion of the Trojan War. Also starring Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, Benny Safdie, and Charlize Theron.

The following screenings of The Odyssey will be presented digitally (DCP):

  • Sunday, 7/26 at 11:05AM
  • Monday, 7/27 at 3:45PM and 7:20PM
  • Wednesday, 7/29 at 12:45PM


SOLD OUT: The Aug. 2 screening at 3:00pm will feature a Q&A with writer and professor Emily Wilson, one of the most acclaimed classical translators in the literary world.
Her translation of The Odyssey served as direct inspiration in the creation of Christopher Nolan’s film. Copies of The Odyssey will be on sale after the screening courtesy of The Village Bookstore.

Please note that, due to the necessity of staffing additional projectionists to manage multiple 35mm screenings a day, we charge a premium ticket price for 35mm screenings of new releases like The Odyssey: $15 (members), $15 (students), $20 (nonmembers).

SPECIAL EVENTS

Q&A and Book Talk with writer and professor Emily Wilson

Q&A and Book Talk with writer and professor Emily Wilson

Sunday, Aug. 2 2026, 3:00

  • Emily Wilson is a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been named a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a MacArthur Fellow. In addition to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, she has also published translations of Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca. She lives in Philadelphia. Her upcoming collection of essays, Crossing The Wine-Dark Sea, releases in September.
  • The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson, is Homer’s great epic of a hero’s journey home—inspiration for the major motion picture by Christopher Nolan—in a bold, contemporary, and refreshingly readable translation.
This event is SOLD OUT. There will be a standby line starting one hour before showtime in person at the box office.

Tickets: $20 (members), $25 (nonmembers)

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