Oedipus Rex
starring: Douglas Campbell, Eleanor Stuart, Robert Goodier, William Hutt, Donald Davis
directed by: Abraham Polonsky, Tyrone Guthrie
directed by: Abraham Polonsky, Tyrone Guthrie
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Studio: Image EntertainmentRelease Date: 06/11/2002Run time: 90 minutesRating: Nr
Studio: Image EntertainmentRelease Date: 06/11/2002Run time: 90 minutesRating: Nr
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- 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.
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- 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
- FUNNYI 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.
- Feel the PainI 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
- Worse Oedipus videoThe 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.
- 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.
- 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
