Riddles of the sphinx /

"[A] landmark fusion of feminism and formal experimentation that seeks to create a non-sexist film language. Invoking and challenging traditional interpretations of the Oedipus story as a movement from matriarchal culture to patriarchal order, the film also probes representation in film itself&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ratledge, Mike (Composer)
Corporate Author:	British Film Institute
Other Authors:	Mulvey, Laura (Screenwriter, Director), Wollen, Peter (Screenwriter, Director), Tammes, Diane (Cinematographer), Klein, Carola (Editor), Sider, Larry (Editor), Stabb, Dinah (Actor), Jordine, Merdelle (Actor), Tise, Rhiannon (Actor), Merrison, Clive (Actor), Green, Marie, Melbourne, Paula
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English language with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[London] : British Film Institute, 2013.
Subjects:	Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure) > Drama. Feminism and motion pictures > Drama. Feminist films. Experimental films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	"[A] landmark fusion of feminism and formal experimentation that seeks to create a non-sexist film language. Invoking and challenging traditional interpretations of the Oedipus story as a movement from matriarchal culture to patriarchal order, the film also probes representation in film itself"--Container.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1977. Special features : Newly recorded feature-length auio commentary with director Laura Mulvey and academic Winifried Pauleit ; Laura Mulvey in Conversation (2013, 15 mins): the filmmaker and academic discusses Riddles of the Sphinx ; Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons (Peter Wollen and Laura Mulvey, 1974, 98 mins): trail-blazing avant-garde film exploring the image of the Amazonian woman in myth and popular culture ; fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Sophie Mayer, Laura Mulvey, Rob Young, and complete film credits. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	Blu-ray disc; PCM mono audio. DVD; PAL; Dolby digital mono audio.
Audience:	"British Board of Film Censors; This film has been passed; U"--Opening credits.
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Diane Tammes ; editors, Carola Klein, Larry Sider ; music, Mike Ratledge.