Rent Oedipus Rex (1967)
3.7 of 5 from 75 ratings
1h 40min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- The film is divided into three sections set in different eras. The opening takes place in 1920's Italy, and recounts a birth that echoes that of the director himself, the product of a beautiful bourgeoise's affair with a military officer. The mid section depicts a time "outside of history" - it is here that the myth of Oedipus (portrayed by Franco Citti), one of patricide and incest, plays out opposite the young man's mother/lover (Silvana Mangano). An epilogue shot on the streets of present-day Bologna finds Oedipus playing his flute for a bustling citizenry.
- Actors:
- Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene, Julian Beck, Luciano Bartoli, Francesco Leonetti, Ahmed Belhachmi, Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia, Giandomenico Davoli, Ninetto Davoli, Laura Betti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Isabel Ruth
- Directors:
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Producers:
- Alfredo Bini
- Writers:
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Aka:
- Edipo Re
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- A History of The Classical World In Cinema, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/09/2012
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Original Italian Theatrical Trailer
