All language subtitles for The Odyssey S01E06 (1968) 1080p

THE ODYSSEY
based on Homer's epic poem

EPISODE SIX

The sea was quiet,
a god had stopped the storms..

My shipmates rowed vigorously, and
made the water white with foam.

Then, I cut wax into small pieces
and softened them in my hands.

I plugged the ears of my shipmates,
one after the other.

I knew the island of the Sirens was near.

- If he plugs our ears,
how shall we hear his commands?

- I don't know if these Sirens exist,
but if they do...

...I hope you hear their song
and jump into the sea to join them...

- The men don't believe in you anymore.
They say you are out of your wits.

- My mind is sane, as you will
see for yourself, Eurylochus.

But I will listen to their song alone,
only I can take the risk.

That's the place.

Follow me, time is short.

(Hear the words of Circe,
heaven will recall them to you...)

(...but don't expect me tell you
in detail how to act...)

(Two ways are possible, you decide which.)

(You mind must decide by itself.)

Tie me up tight, with this rope,
and stay by my side.

However I implore you,
or give you signs to untie me...

...pay no heed,
and tighten me even more instead.

Come close.
You must not hear either.

(Honor to the Greek, to the people
of Ithaca, to Odysseus, the king...)

(Come to us, and listen to our voices.)

(...stop your ship...)

(...your place is here, among us...)

(...we send travelers back
richer, happier...)

(...give up the dangers of the sea,
the decay of the body...)

(...release yourself!)

(Odysseus!)

(Come, we will tell you about
the past and the future!)

(...about the glory of men
and cities on your way...)

(...leave your companions,
give up this pointless journey...)

(...escape from the dark years
of old age awaiting you...)

(...get off! get off!...)

(...come with us, come with us...)

(...stop your vessel, come!....)

(...show us the courage which
you so often displayed...)

(...don't be a coward!....)

- Untie me, please Eurylochus!

- Quick! Let me go to the Sirens!

The Gods inflict me this cruel ordeal....
My destiny is fulfilled here...

It hurts, it hurts too much!
Stop!

This pain is unbearable....

...I am close to madness...

The terrible song faded off
and stopped tearing my soul apart

...I came back to myself aching
and exhausted, like after a nightmare

There one the rocks,
I could see the bones...

...of those who had listened
to the song of the Sirens...

My shipmates too could see
those frightful remains...,

...and pressed the oar
to escape the awful sight.

The sky had become
calm and clear again...

...and all I could hear was the birds
and the sound of the waves....

- We should be far enough by now.
Can you still hear it?

- No, it's over.

Circe was right.
I survived the song of the Sirens...

...a man may overcome the divine forces...

Eurylochus, we still can be saved.

We'll avoid the rocks, and take
the longer path without ever stopping.

We will make no more stops now.

No stops until we come to Ithaca,
no matter the reason.

We'll be safe if we avoid
the island of Sun.

Announce it to the comrades.
Go, Eurylochus!

They would no longer obey, alas!

No one would speak to me,
not even Eurylochus.

...they thought I was insane.

We arrived at an island.
They disembarked although I forbade it.

I just hoped this wasn't
the island of the Sun.

It would be our last stop.
If only we had avoided it!

(You will come
to the island of the Trident.)

(...cows are pasturing there,
their horns are like half moons...)

(...the Sun God trusted them
to two nymphs with long hair...)

...they are his daughters...

...their godly mother, Neera,
sent them to the island of the Trident...

...to guard their father's herd.

You will not see the nymphs,
but do not offend them...

...leave the black herd untouched,
think about your return only...

...and you will return.

But you and your shipmates will be
starving and tempted to trespass.

This is your last ordeal, Odysseus.
Do not fail.

- Lets flee.
- Wait for some wind first.

We are tired of rowing all the time.

- Listen to me.

If you still have some faith in Odysseus,
you will listen once more.

There is food and drink on board..

I shall disclose you a heavy secret...

...look at these cows...

They are divine animals, the Sun cattle
Never touch them, it would do great harm.

I tell you, my friends,
this is our last ordeal.

If you touch them, the prophecy
I had from Tiresias in Hades will fulfill.

No one will see his home ever again.

No matter that you believe it or not.

You must swear.

On your knees, all of you!

You unfortunate,
combat and fight are always on your mind

For a whole month, only the South wind
blew, preventing us from sailing...

...and as long as there was food on board,
my comrades kept their oath.

They refrained touching the Sun cattle.

But one day, hunger
started to torment them.

..they tried in vain to find
food between the rocks...

And the Sun cattle stood there,
inert and tempting.

(You'll get hungry and hopeless...)

(You will be tempted to trespass...)

(...and you will fail the last ordeal...)

(...and you will fail the last ordeal...)

So I moved away, I wanted to pray:

Father Zeus and you the blessed
immortal gods...

...restore my men's trust in their king,
so that they see their home again...

...or else, after so much hardship
I would loose my mind...

...along with all things dear to me.

Almighty Gods, rather take my life instead.

- Should we starve because of
some oath extorted by Odysseus?

- He sees magic everywhere since
his alleged return from the Hades!

- Just look at these cows!
Do they look divine?

- Well, Odysseus says they are,
but is he trustworthy?

- All deaths are bad enough,
but none so bad as famine.

- Wait a minute.
What If Odysseus was right?

What if the black cows indeed belonged
to the Sun? What would become of us?

- What do I care?
Rather drink salt water once and for all...

...than be starved by inches
on this deserted island!

- Eurylochus is right. Let's eat our fill!
Let's go!

( Don't expect me to tell you
in detail how to act.)

(You must decide by yourself.)

I ran to my friends...

...but it was too late,
and useless to quarrel.

The cows had been slaughtered.

The feast lasted all night.

At dawn, we set sail, and I looked
at the doomed with sympathy...

...the voice of Tiresias
resounded to my ears...

...Tiresias saying :
- You will lose them...all...

(And the Sun said : I will descend
into the Hades to shine among the dead...)

- The sun is blighted...
Where is the sun going?

Eurylochus was right,
a black veil spread over us...

...and the sea grew dark beneath it.

- Quick, drop the sail!
Philetor, Heraclius, faster!

- We cannot hear you, Odysseus!
Is this the revenge of the Sun God? ...

...we are finished!
- No, not as long we are alive!

Look, Eurylochus!

What are you doing?

Don't despair!

Row! Quick!
Come on, my friends, don't give up!

Pull on the oars! Row harder!

Don't resign!
You pull with them!

Don't stop!

A massive rogue wave
submersed our boat...

...and all my companions fell
into the sea and drowned.

I watched them powerless,
driven away by the raging waves.

For nine days,
I went along with the currents,

...on the tenth, Calypso saved me,
and she kept me for seven years...

Then one day, she let me build a raft...

- This man was saved, not only
by his persistence or ingenuity ...

...nor by his deep desire
to return to his island...

...it was a superior force who
drove him here...no one can help it!

No one will know
which fate brought him to us....

...but after all the perils he met
on his way, he came alone...

Thus, noble Phaeacians, I decided
to provide him the ship he requests...

...and take responsibility
in front of the Gods!.

At dawn, one of my ships
will be at your disposal, Odysseus...

- Don't forget that I saved your life too.

- Once in Delos, near the Apollo temple
I saw a young palmtree.

I was bedazzled by its beauty,
just as I was by yours.

- Are you sure that
your wife still is waiting?

...without news for so long,
was she so patient?

Is there no new king on Ithaca?

Hasn't another taken your place,
while you were away?

Go back to your beloved island,
among your own...

...and remember Nausicaa...

(The ship reached the coasts of Ithaca...)

(...where sharp cliffs sheltered
the island from the winds.)

(At long last, Odysseus was back
in the land of his fathers)

(He could already see
his house on the hill.])

(But everything looked so different,
after being away so long.)

(He was caught by sudden suspicion...)

(...and, instead of heading to the city,
he fled towards the fields...)

- You are the first I meet here.
The shore where I landed was deserted...

...please tell me,
is this an island or the mainland?

- Where can you be from to ask this?
This country is small but famous.

It is both rugged and mild,
rich in olives and wine.

Stranger, its name has
even reached to Troy.

It is Ithaca, stranger.

- Ithaca, oh yes!
I heard this name before, in Egypt....

...because I was a long time in Egypt,
the land of the Pharaohs...

...I led a large fleet, with twenty
proud ships under my command...

...but I was captured...

...and kept prisoner for seven years,
after all my companions were killed...

...twenty ships lost,
and so many friends....

- You shameless storyteller!

Must you always lie,
even once back home?

You would even trick the Gods!

I know you, deceiver, you are Odysseus,
the greatest bluffer of all!

You don't recognize me?

I am Athena!
and I will help you as I always did.

- Recognize you?

Who could recognize you,
appearing each time with a new face?

Alright, you protected me in Troy
during combat....

...but after that, you were more
the observer than the protector!

...and you blame me for defending myself
with lies, after so many years in danger?

- You never changed,
and that's why I am endeared to you....

Another would rush to see his
wife and child, but you beware...

...you want to know without others
knowing, see without being seen...

...now you will look like an old beggar...

...and no one will recognize you,
since this is what you want.

(Athena made Odysseus look
like an old wrinkled man ...)

(...and on his back, she put on
old rags darkened with smoke...)

First go to Eumaeus, the swineherd...

...he remained faithful to you, and
loves your son and your wife Penelope.

(Odysseus walked the path...)

(trying to remember
the house of Eumaeus...)

(whom he once entrusted
to guard his cattle...)

You have been lucky, old man.
They could bite you

Let's go now.
Come inside my house.

(Odysseus was surprised
by the well built fencing...)

(made with solid rock, and
surrounded by thorny bushes..)

(...it was not there
when he had left Ithaca...)

(Eumaeus built it himself to guard
the herds while his master was away...)

(He had remained a loyal servant
and Odysseus rejoiced....)

Come share my bread and wine.

Then tell me who you are
and what you want.

Let Zeus protect you,
you who guards his guests.

Let Zeus protect you too,
Zeus who sens me a guest. Sit down!

(Odysseus rejoiced again...)

(...even though he looked miserable...)

(...Eumaeus welcomed him
with respect and kindness.)

We'll eat better tonight,
forgive this meager meal.

That's all I have, cheese.

In my master's time, it was something else.

I could have treated you
with more dignity....

...today I mourn him, he went to Troy
and never returned.

Take it. He was a great king.

(Telemachus left Sparta...)

(...and found his boat
on the shores of Pylos.)

(His voyage was in vain. No one
could give him news about his father.)

(He was only advised to return
home as soon as he could.)

- My friend, listen to me!
I implore you in the name of the Gods...

...I beg you for your life's sake
and your companions...

...take me with you on your boat,
in the name of Zeus, don't abandon me!

I killed a man in self defense,
but now I can't stay in my city anymore.

Friends and family of the dead, are
after me, I will be killed if they find me.

- Who are you?
- My name is Theoclymenus, I am a prophet.

I know you are Telemachus
and you have enemies back home.

Maybe you planned to sail between
the strait of Samos and Ithaca...

...but your foes are waiting
for you there on a ship...

...they will sink you,
unless you make a wide deviation..

Land on the opposite side,
and go home through the fields!

- Come on, I am taking you.
- Thank you. May Zeus bless you.

- I'm feeding these animals to preserve...

...my master's wealth the way I can.

Almost all say he died,
but if he showed up I would tell him:

...I always knew you would return,
and the proof is here......

...I guarded your cattle
so that the enemy could not devour it.

- Enemy? What enemy?

- Where have you been?

You don't know how we live here?

Or are you part of this arrogant bunch?

No, that can't be. You are a poor man like
me and the poor don't betray each other.

Since you don't know, I will tell you
what goes on here in Ithaca...

...so you learn something
and I will relieve my grief...

...I never talk to anyone.

(Night was falling slowly on Ithaca..)

(...after eating the meat from the swine
killed by Eumaeus in his guest's honor...)

(...they laid down to sleep.)

If your master returned,
could your recognize him?

-Yes, if bad luck brings him back.
-Bad luck?...

- A people who finds his king after
so long has reason to rejoice!

- The people would probably rejoice,
but I told you what goes on at the court.

- If Odysseus returned, he should
rather disguise as a beggar..

- I think so too. But there
is still the queen, and his son...

- No, Telemachus went away from the court,
no one knows where he is.

As for the queen, she is sad and harassed.
And hardly ever appears.

Now I live on my own and I think
about Odysseus, my dear master..

I knew he would have
rewarded my dedication...

...and given me a wife.

(Eumaeus had got up before dawn...)

(...he had lit the fire
and made breakfast.)

- Do you want some olives?
- No, thanks.

Today you pasture the flock.
I stay here to talk with my guest.

- We are going.
-Have a good day. - Thanks.

You can prune a tree, but you don't have
the hands of a peasant.

- You are right. I'm not a peasant....

...I once had a large fleet
and many soldiers under my command...

...it was at the time I left for Troy
leaving my homeland...

...it was alike this place....

...twenty years ago.

- What are you trying to tell me?
That you left from this land?

No! ...Is this vineyard yours?

I think only the landlord
can have planted it...

...only he knew that the sea winds
did not arrive here.

- This is correct, my friend.
Yes, It was Odysseus.

Continue talking. You cannot know
what joy your words give me.

- Have you finish pruning?
- What? No, not yet.

You are right, it's no time for talking,
when the work is not finished.

You know there is another way
to prune a tree...

Look!

(The same evening Telemachus
returned to Ithaca...)

(...and he asked Theoclymenus
to go and wait for him at the court.)

You go to the harbour,
and I'm going to Eumaeus.

See you tomorrow, Theoclymenus.
- See you.

(Odysseus woke up at night and saw
Eumaeus was no longer at his side...)

(he heard steps outside...)

(...and the dogs barked as though
they were greeting a familiar person...)

Telemachus, it's you!
You've returned at last.

Let me have a look at you,
we were so worried by your departure.

Has your mother seen you yet?

I came here first, even
before going to her...

What happened while I was away?
Did my mother chose a husband?

- No, nothing happened at the court.
Come in!

- No please, remain seated.
Who is he?

- I don't know.
He says he is a sailor.

I trust him to your hospitality

- To me, Telemachus?
...who cannot defend himself from insults?

...who cannot help whoever?

Do you know who I am?

If only I had sunk in the sea ,
I would not tremble to go home.

I'm afraid to go back,
this is why I'm here...

...and I think my should mother give up
and marry again.

(Then Athena appeared in the room...)

(...visible only to Odysseus,
to whom she spoke...)

(...Offspring of the gods,
show yourself to your son...)

(...time has come to stop hiding)

- Young prince, let me
tell you something...

...not about your mother,
you wouldn't let me...

I know what happens at your home.
Tell me why you endure it?

Do your people support them,
do your brothers refuse to help you?

Ah, if only I was like you
young and strong, and Odysseus's son...

...I would live hoping for his return.
Have you lost all faith in your father?

- Stranger, the truth is...the people
is not against me, quite the opposite...

...I am cherished and
considered in Ithaca...

...but I have no siblings,
Odysseus had no other children...

...I am an only son,
just like he was himself...

...and if my enemies succeed,
our line will disappear...

Eumaeus, who is this stranger
who talks like only my father could...

- Better die in your own
home defending it...

...than being weak and suffering
hate and arrogance from usurpers!

- For heaven's sake, who are you?

- Yes, it is Odysseus, your father.

Forgive me I didn't recognize you earlier
and give you due honor.

- You recognized me, Eumaeus
and honored me with your silence.

My son, I know your heart
is in amazement now...

....I look different from
what you imagined...

...but don't think it's
easier for me to hug an unknown son.

I often tried to picture
your face but to no avail.

Let me look at you.

No, don't go, stay with us.

(And thus Telemachus finally
understood he was hugging his father...)

(...the father he had searched for,
whom he saw for the first time...)

(...they cried together..)

(...louder than sea eagles...)

(...when peasants rob their
half-fledged young from their nests...)

You come back alone,
with no weapons.

They will ask for those who
left with you twenty years ago...

...once you summon the assembly...
- I will not summon it

Men are sheep following the stronger.
Who are those suitors?

- I think the worst are
Antinous and Eurymachus.

- Are they? They are so young...

- They were twenty years ago.

- Right, of course.
Who else?

- Leocrites, Amphinomus...
- Ctesippus...

...and Amphimedontes,
the son of Melaneus.

- I see. How many altogether?

- Just from Samos, already a dozen.

- They are many, Ulysses. Too many.

- No one must know I am here.

- And my mother?

- No, not even her.

(The ship launched by the suitors
to catch Telemachus...)

(...came back to the harbor.)

- He took another route.
He was lucky to be informed.

- We must eliminate him before
he summons another assembly.

- Attack him in the fields
and slay him!

- Yes, plundering his wealth
is no longer enough.

(When Penelope heard that
the suitors were on their way...)

(...she decided to precede them
into the court room...)

(...she took her seat
next to the royal throne...)

(...to speak to them.)

- What have you done with my son?
- Your son?

His ship is in the harbor.
I thought he was here.

- I'm asking you where he is!
- I don't know. Am I his tutor?

- I know your schemes, Antinous.
- You are badly informed.

- I once saw your father
kneeling before the king...

...he was begging for protection,
in this very room!

Ulysses saved his life then,
now his son plots against mine!

Leave the palace!

You are a coward, just like your father!

No one is threatening
your son, Penelope...

...and as long as I live,
I will watch over him and protect him.

- Telemachus!
Telemachus is back!

(Penelope rushed to meet her son...)

(She hugged him and kissed his face
repeating:)

(...you are here, Telemachus,
my sunshine...)

(Theoclymenus had also come the court.)

(...the maids hurried to wash
and anoint the two men.)

Your journey transformed you.
You are more determined, and quieter too...

...I feel proud of you.
- I am pleased.

I wish I could give you
an even greater joy, mother...

- When your father went to war,
do you know what he told me?

In case I had bad luck, I trust you
with everything: home, servants, herds...

...and my son. As soon as his beard grows,
you will give him regency.

- And in this case, did he say
you should marry again?

- You know this stranger?
- You said his name was Theoclymenus.

- He asked for my protection when
I boarded in Pylos. He killed a man.

- Why did you bring
a murderer in this house?

- He is a prophet.
He advised me to change my course.

I might owe him my life...

- You come back with a strange guest,
you talk about the future...

...yet you say nothing about
the one you searched for.

After traveling far and wide
and gone through such perils...

...do you at least come back
with news of your father?

Telemachus...

In Pylos, Nestor welcomed me kindly...

...but I got no news of Ulysses from him.

In Sparta, I met Helen and Menelaus.

I also told them what happens in Ithaca...

...they admire your patience,
but can do nothing for us.

They ignore where my father is.

- Faithful lady, what could Menelaus
tell your son?

Why not ask me
when I can see the future?

I do not see men,
but heavenly signs...

...and I know you must keep waiting
for the king, you must...

...trick the suitors a little bit more,
you know how to deal with them...

Odysseus would not act
any different, you know that...

- How was he?
- Who?

- My father...how was he
when you married?

- Odysseus...how was he?

He was the last one to propose me.

My father despised him.
He was not rich nor daring.

When my father refused him,
Odysseus looked down and left ...

...not even turning around...

...then...

...I followed him...

...when he saw me, he packed his cart.
He said nothing...

...he let Penelope sit down,
and the cart moved off...

...then my father...
wanted to stop us...

...he stood in the way,
and wanted me to get off...

...but I took the folds of my veil
and covered my face...

...Odysseus whipped the horses...

...and we went.

(Odysseus and Eumaeus
headed to the city...)

(The swineherd had given his master
a satchel and a stick...)

(...to complete his disguise...)

(...and all whom
they came across thought :...)

(...see how heaven brings
birds of a feather to another...)

(...look at the swineherd
taking this beggar to the court...)