OEDIPE ROI
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Starring : Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli

 

1967 | 104’ | Colour | OV Italian | Drama | DCP
Subtitles : French
Rights : Belgium, Luxembourg, French-speaking Switzerland

 

1920s, Lombardi in Italy. Oedipus is born into a wealthy family. Jealous of his wifes’ love for their child, the father abandons him. Unaware of who his parents are, Oedipus, once he reaches adulthood, kills his father and marries his mother.

 

Based on the novel of the same name by Sophocles

 

Globo d’oro, Best Director, 1968
Italian Film Journalists, Best Production Design, 1968

 

(Trailer)