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Oedipus Rex (Edipo re) is a 1967 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pasolini adapted the screenplay from the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles in 428 BC. The film was mainly shot in Morocco. It was presented in competition at the 28th Venice International Film Festival.
Dec 7, 1984 · A film by Pier Paolo Pasolini based on the ancient Greek tragedy of Oedipus, a man who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother. Set in Morocco, the film features Franco Citti as Oedipus and Silvana Mangano as his mother Jocasta.
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- Drama
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- 1984-12-07
Dec 27, 2021 · "Oedipus Rex (Edipo re) is a 1967 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pasolini adapted the screenplay from the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex written by...
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Oedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus ( Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, pronounced [oidípuːs týrannos] ), or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed c. 429 BC. [1] .
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Best cinematic version of classic Greek tragedy by sophocles.
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In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son.
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Oedipus Rex opens in 1920s Italy, recounting a birth that is the product of a bourgeoise’s affair with a military officer. The mid section depicts the myth of Oedipus, one of patricide and incest. An epilogue finds Oedipus playing his flute for a bustling citizenry in 1960s Bologna.
