Novello 15++ Pasolini Oedipus Rex
Novello 15++ Pasolini Oedipus Rex. Loved the desert setting, tribal elements, and dramatic intensity. With oedipus rex, pasolini has taken a familiar legend and injected this weird, unpredictable edge, keeping the viewer constantly anxious even while the familiar story plays out. Edipo (franco citti) is abandoned by his father after the father receives an oracle telling him he will die at the hands of his own son. Try beginning with mamma roma, one of his most emotionally rich and acclaimed pictures, that reflects both his neorealist (accattone) and visionary (oedipus rex) styles.