Oedipus Rex - Foreign Films Classic Movies on DVD (1967) Starring Silvana Mangano; Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini; Water Bearer Films : OLDIES.com

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Item Number:
WBF 14032D

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

Featurette - 1. PASOLINI, A LIFE

Entertainment Reviews:

New York Times - 12/07/1984

"...A fascinating film, one that desmonstrates the late, controversial Italian director's gifts as one of the most original and perverse film poets of his generation..."

Los Angeles Times - 02/20/1985

"...Pasolini has been largely faithful to his source while making an ancient time and place come vividly alive....Shot in gorgeous natural hues, OEDIPUS REX unfolds in its desert settings with primitive grandeur, accompanied by an extraordinary score..."

Product Description:

Pier Paolo Pasolini's dreamlike rendering of Sophocles' ageless tragedy about a man who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother. Shifting between stark Moroccan desertscapes and contemporary Bolognian settings, Pasolini incorporates eclectic strains of both Western and Eastern culture into this unique and startling version of a classic tale.

Plot Synopsis:

Pasolini's dreamlike rendering of Sophocles' ageless tragedy about a man who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother. Shifting between stark Moroccan desertscapes and contemporary Bolognian settings, Pasolini incorporates eclectic strains of both Western and Eastern culture into this unique and startling version of a classic tale.

Plot Keywords:

Ancient World | Drama | Theatrical Release | Tragedy

Production Notes:

Color by Technicolor.
Additional cast members: Julian Beck (Tiresia); Carmelo Bene (Creonte)
Sophocles, who wrote the original tragedy, is not credited by Pasolini.

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Silvana Mangano
Directed by		Pier Paolo Pasolini
Costume Designer by		Danilo Donati
Performer		Alida Valli, Franco Citti, Julian Beck & Pier Paolo Pasolini