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VHS : Oedipus Rex [1967]
starring: Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene, Julian Beck
directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 5020301010060 Format: PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Tartan Video Manufacturer: Tartan Video Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Tartan Video Release Date: April 12, 1999 Running Time: 100 minutes Sales Rank: 9670 Studio: Tartan Video Theatrical Release Date: 1999 |
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- Great disappointmentDespite the inspiring North African setting this movie falls flat, primarily because the psychological profile of Oedipus is not sufficiently developed. Sophocles' original contains so many open questions (such as why Oedipus would want to kill Laius) which are not satisfactorily explained in this realist adaptation. Pasolini's attempt to turn Oedipus into a 'non-intellectual' (as the documentary explains) does not really work; this rôle requires ample explanation, especially in the passages where ... Read More
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- An excellent interpretation of this influential legend.Pasolini presents us with an accurate but personal interpretation of this Ancient Greek legend which has been widely used in the development of psychoanalysis in recent years. Oedipus is a tragic hero, destined from the outset to kill his own father and sleep with his mother. There is an overwhelming sense of Fate as the hero rushes towards the fulfillment of his destiny.
The setting of the North African desert and the use of hundreds of ordinary people as extras lends great authenticity ... Read More
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