Oedipus Mayor

Oedipo alcalde

Colombia, Mexico, Spain, Cuba

1996

100 Min

Color

1.37:1

Spanish

Currently 2.0/5 Stars.
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SCR Gabriel García Márquez, Stella Malagon, Orlando Senna, Sophocles

CAST Jorge Perugorría, Ángela Molina, Francisco Rabal, Jairo Camargo, Myriam Colon, Juan Sebastián Aragón, Armando Gutierrez, Fabiana Medina, Marcela Agudelo, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos

SOUND Nerio Barberis, Andrés Franco, Miguel Sandoval

Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), Toronto, Sundance (World Cinema)

Synopsis

This violent, sultry update of Sophocles’ classic tale of patricide and incest was co-written by Nobel Prize-winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Set in modern-day Columbia, the drama revolves around a local mayor sent to a small town in the Andes to negotiate peace among guerrilla revolutionaries, peasants, and the Columbian army. A torrid romance with the prickly widow of a warlord sparks the young man’s tragic downfall. The stunning cinematography of the lush Columbian landscape comes courtesy of acclaimed cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto. –Facets