Oedipus Rex
“Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…”
6.8
Rating
(357 votes)
1h 44m
Runtime
1967
Released
2
Popularity
Genres
Overview
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 Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…
Status
Released
Original Title
Edipo re
Release Date
1967-09-07
Languages
Italian
Directors
Writers
Pier Paolo PasoliniWriter
