Movie

Oedipus Rex

1957 · 87 min

A stark, mask-faced staging that feels like watching a slow, inevitable doom unfold with theatrical gravity.

Tagline: A Shattering Experience!
Overview: The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Fate, guilt, identity, family
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: fate
guilt
identity
family
power
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild