Rent Riddles of the Sphinx (1977)
3.2 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 31min
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- Synopsis:
Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen's visually accomplished, intellectually rigorous Riddles of the Sphinx is one of the most important avant-garde films to have emerged from Britain during the 1970s. Exploring issues of female representation and the place of motherhood within society, the film is composed of a number of discrete sections, many of which are breathtakingly shot as continuous circular pans, and features a groundbreaking electronic score by The Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge. Newly mastered in High Definition, Riddles of the Sphinx is presented here with a number of essential extras, including a feature-length Laura Mulvey audio commentary, and Mulvey and Wollen's first film collaboration, 'Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons'. - Actors:
- Dinah Stabb, Merdelle Jordine, Riannon Tise, Clive Merrison, Marie Green, Paula Melbourne, Crisse Trigger, Laura Mulvey, Marion Dain, Rosalind Delmer, Mary Dickenson, Rosamund Howe, Carole James, Claire Johnston, Tina Keane, Lin Layram, Carole Mayer, Patsy Nightingale, Brenda Prince, Valerie Neale
- Directors:
- Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen
- Voiced By:
- Mary Maddox, Mary Kelly
- Writers:
- Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/09/2013
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly recorded feature-length audio commentary with director Laura Mulvey and academic Winfried Pauleit
- Laura Mulvey in Conversation (2013, 15 mins): the filmmaker and academic discusses Riddles of the Sphinx
- Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons (Peter Wollen and Laura Mulvey, 1974, 98 mins): trail-blazing avant-garde film exploring the image of the Amazonian woman in myth and popular culture
- Fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Sophie Mayer, Laura Mulvey, Rob Young, and complete film credits
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Reviews (1) of Riddles of the Sphinx
A Very Difficult Film to Assess - Riddles of the Sphinx review by Cato
I find myself at a loss to review this film. It is unlike any film that I have watched for a long time, in that it is should really be classed as a forty year old documentary rather than a cinema film in any sense. I therefore relinquish my task to anyone who feels capable of reviewing it.
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