Edipo Alcalde (1996)
- Original title
- Edipo alcalde
- Directed by
- Jorge Alí Triana
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Colombia
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- +18
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A small Colombian town is torn apart by violence and political turmoil. A new mayor arrives and tries to bring order, but a dark prophecy about his past begins to unravel his life.
tragicintensemelancholicdarktensevisceralslow-burnunsettling
What happens
Oedipus Mayor (Spanish: Edipo alcalde) is a 1996 Colombian tragedy film, produced by Tomás Zapata and Jorge Sánchez, directed by Jorge Alí Triana. Set in strife-ridden, 20th-century Colombia, the film is a modern-day interpretation of Sophocles' classical Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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