“Far Away & Morning Sea”

Though images of the Mediterranean Sea must have often filled Cavafy’s view, it was not often mentioned in his poetry. The arresting voice of Julianne Moore is set to dreamy colorful visuals and sounds, bringing to life two of his quiet gems. “Far Away” (1914) draws us into faded recollections from days long past and the ineffable play of memory, while. “Morning Sea” (1915) beckons us to pause and take in his musings and evocative imagery. Moore commented, ”What's interesting to me about these poems is that Cavafy posits an idea about memory, and then kind of quickly focuses it into a reality in both of them. He allows himself to sink into an experience and then also pull out further to frame it as not a reality, which I think is really compelling. It's wonderful to participate in this because this is not the kind of work that I generally do, but it's great to be involved with other artists and to have an opportunity to pull something apart and investigate it.”

Duration: 6 minutes