Oedipus Rex - The Masters Of Cinema Series [DVD] [1967]

I don't know how many out there would call this a masterpiece, not very many if I'm honest, but I for one will hold my hand up and say that it is. It's a very idiosyncratic piece of filmaking by a man who seemed to scorn the usual ways of telling a story, a man wasn't interested in giving us a coherent narrative, or filling in the gaps, a man who refused to pander to the Hollywood like need to glamorise everything up. Consequently, we find ourselves in a version of ancient Greece that is probably nearer to the truth than we're used to, an ancient world that, far from seeming glamorous and romantic, appears to have been stitched together out of bits and pieces of very different cultures with a kind of mix and match set of beliefs, a world full of people who are clumsy and frightened and, as we see in the scene where Oedipus slaughters a bunch of inept soldiers, very far from noble.

A fine and original interpretation of this seminal play, reworked for the screen although the first audiences would have been large too! More mundane matter: arrived on time, safely protected and not at all expensive.So worthwhile all round.

Saw it first when a teenager in the sixties. Was impressed by the costumes and decor. Now I'm also impressed by the suggestion that human emotions and attitudes towards fate, desire and guilt haven't evolved since ancient times.

a great transfer of a little seen Pasolini film starring Silvana Mangano.. recommended!

My 16 year old son is studying Oedipus Rex as part of his French baccalaureate and was advised to watch this. Since my 14 year old son is learning Italian I made them both watch it (it's in Italian with subtitles in English). I thought it was a good version of the story, but we were all a bit bemused by the style. Pasolini is obviously an aquired taste that I need to work on. The boys were less charitable.

Everything you would expect from a Pasolini film. The landscapes are truly awe inspiring.

Grim, stylised, distinctly odd in place, but visually superb and very interesting

An execellent film, except that I do not understand why Pasolini started with the today's tragedy and ended with the today's one again.

La collana Eureka è una delle collane bluray piu belle che abbia mai visto, racchiude dai capolavori Italiani senza tempo con una resa video paurosa.Con tanto di libretto con interviste ai registi, foto di scena screenshots e chi piu ne ha piu ne metta.Piango veramente tanto del fatto che questi capolavori sono impossibili da trovare in Italia ma recuperabili grazie a questa collana solo made in England....beh almeno posso avere in formato bluray questi grandi capolavori

chi ama questo film ha l'obbligo morale di comprare questa edizione della BFI, che non si smentisce, prezzo modesto per una versione in dvd e blu-ray del film. Cose che in italia ce le sogniamo.