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Edipo alcalde / Una coproducción Colombia - México - España ; Producciones Amaranta en coproducción con Grupo Colombia ; Sogetel ... [and others] ; IMCINE ; guión, Gabriel García Márquez ; productor, Jorge Sanchez Sosa ; una pelicula de Jorge Alí Triana.
LIBRA DVD 011 125
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014--Film adaptations.
- García Márquez, Gabriel.
- García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014.
- Mayors--Colombia--Drama.
- Mayors.
- Women landowners--Colombia--Drama.
- Women landowners.
- Guerrillas--Colombia--Drama.
- Guerrillas.
- Oedipus (Tale).
- Colombia--Drama.
- Colombia.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, Colombian.
- Motion pictures, Spanish.
- Motion pictures, Mexican.
- Film adaptations.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Title on container and disc : Oedipus mayor
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, IL : Facets Video, distributor, [Mexico] :. Macondo Cine-Video, [2007]
- Language Note:
- In Spanish with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Relocates Sophocles' tale of Oedipus to a strife-torn 20th-century Colombia. Edipo is the mayor of a town where he is trying to make peace between freedom-fighting guerrillas, drug cartels, paramilitary organisations, landowners and the government, while still trying to protect a civilian population. In the process he becomes romantically involved with a beautiful and wealthy landowner.
- Participant:
- Jorge Perugorría, Ángela Molina, Francisco Rabal, Jairo Camarco, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Myriam Colón.
- Credits:
- Photographer, Rodrigo Prieto ; editor, Sigfrido Barjau ; music, Blas Emilio Atehortúa.
- Notes:
- Written by Gabriel García Márquez based on Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.
- Videodisc release of the 1996 motion picture.
- Special features: The making of "Oedipus mayor"; photo gallery; scene selection. Additional special features in Spanish: trailer; production notes; filmographies.
- ISBN:
- 1565806077
- OCLC:
- 85767267
- Publisher Number:
- 736899104429
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