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]

Return to Ithaca
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Laurent Cantet
Written by	Laurent Cantet Leonardo Padura Fuentes
Produced by	Laurent Baudens Didar Domehri Gaël Nouaille
Starring	Jorge Perugorría Isabel Santos
Cinematography	Diego Dussuel
Edited by	Robin Campillo
Production companies	Full House Orange Studio Haut et Court Panache Productions Funny Balloons La Compagnie Cinématographique
Distributed by	Haut et Court
Release dates	31 August 2014 (2014-08-31) (Venice) 3 December 2014 (2014-12-03) (France)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	Spanish
Budget	€1.2 million[1]
Box office	$218,537[1]

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]

References

External links

• Return to Ithaca at IMDb

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