Oedipus Mayor
| Oedipus Mayor | |
|---|---|
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto |
| Edited by | Sigfrido Barjau |
| Music by | Blas Emilio Atehortúa |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Colombia |
| Language | Spanish |
Oedipus Mayor (
Plot
Set amidst the rebel wars (representing the Theban plagues) of contemporary Colombia, young Mayor Edipo must mediate a peace deal between conflicting guerrilla groups and the army. It is raining when he leaves. His journey is interrupted when he gets into a shoot-out on a lonely bridge. Returning fire, Edipo somehow escapes. As soon as he gets to town he hears that a prominent leader Layo was brutally slain. No one knows who shot him. Meanwhile, a blind coffin-maker Tiresias wanders town making dire prophecies concerning Edipo's future. It is he who tells the mayor that Layo was murdered by a family member. Edipo's fate is sealed when he gets involved with the beautiful and much older Yocasta, a woman who last had sex thirty years ago with her husband Layo. She got pregnant and bore a son ... tragedy ensues.
Cast
- Jorge Perugorria- Edipo
- Ángela Molina - Yocasta
- Francisco Rabal - Tiresias
- Jairo Camargo - Creonte
- Jorge Martínez de Hoyos - Priest
- Miriam Colón- Deyanira
- Juan Sebastián Aragón - Police Commander
- Armando Gutiérrez - Army Captain
- Marcela Agudelo -
- Fabiana Medina - Guerrilla Child
- Juan Carlos Arango - AUC Commander
- Magali Caicedo
- Manuel José Chávez - Guerrilla Child
- Sigifredo Vega
- Alfonso Ortiz - Landowners
- Héctor Rivas
- Andrés Felipe Martínez
- Raúl Santa
- Salomón Vega
- Jaime Forero
- Carlos Vega
See also
- List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Colombian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Oedipus Mayor". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2015. [dead link]
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links
- Oedipus Mayor at IMDb
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