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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381154924
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 11, 2002
Running Time: 88 minutes
Sales Rank: 17663
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1957
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Description:
Filmed by the famed British actor/director Sir Tyrone Guthrie, this elegant version of Sophocles' important play adds a brilliant stroke--the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day. The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime--killing his father and marrying his mother--has influenced many of the great plays, films and books of all time. When this landmark film production of one of the great dramas ever appeared, it was hailed from all corners: 'Spectacular and awesome...this film is a jewel of great price!' raved The New York Times.
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Rating:  - FUNNY
I saw clips of this movie in my History of Western Theatre class for comic relief.The moment when Oedipus realizes what he had done had us laughing histerically (espicially the part when the chorus member falls on the floor like a bug)
This production is over done and really bad, and could really ruin some ones impression of the masterwork of greek literature.
Rating:  - Feel the Pain
I first saw this film (in a movie theater) in 1962 and had no idea what I was watching. Years later, as a high school and college English instructor, I knew lots about Greek tragedy and this version of Oedipus the King remains one of my favorite dramatic experiences. You can't find William Butler Yeats' translation in print anymore because the (ahem) "scholars" have decided it's not totally accurate. Ever read any of the "scholarly" translations of Greek tragedy? Those professors can't write poetry ... Read More
Rating: - Worse Oedipus video
The actors in this video are wearing full head masks, and they shout their lines rapid-fire so it is nearly impossible to understand them.The stage is tiny and the actors move around the stage too much.At one point, one actor threw himself into the other actors and my students burst out laughing at them.I stopped the film and we went on into classroom discussion.This version is useless in the classroom.If you use video in the classroom, do not waste your money on this version.
Rating: - A new old performance of a Sophoclean master piece.
This is an excellent movie, highly recomended, more so for people who are interested in greek theatre as well as Shakespearen theatre. An original interpretation of Sophocles' work which still perserves the tradition on the classical antiquity of using masks and the dramatism of Shakespearen theatre. It would be even better if subtitles where included in other languages for the people who speak no English. However the English actors' is flawless.
Rating: - Sir Tyrone Guthrie's famous production of "Oedipus Rex"
This version of "Oedipus Rex" is Sir Tyrone Guthrie's famous 1957 production, which had the actors wearing masks just as the ancient Greeks did when first performing this classic tragedy by Sophocles.The masks, designed by Tanya Moisewitsch and Jacqueline Cundall, are slightly oversized and quite stylized: Oedipus (Douglas Campbell) wears a gold mask with a crown atop and a golden cloak; blind Tiresias (Donald Davis) appears entirely in white; each of the members of the chorus has a distinctive mask ... Read More
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