Rent Riddles of the Sphinx (1977)

3.2 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 31min
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Synopsis:
Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen's visually accomplished, intellectually rigorous Riddles of the Sphinx is one of the most important avant-garde films to have emerged from Britain during the 1970s. Exploring issues of female representation and the place of motherhood within society, the film is composed of a number of discrete sections, many of which are breathtakingly shot as continuous circular pans, and features a groundbreaking electronic score by The Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge.
Newly mastered in High Definition, Riddles of the Sphinx is presented here with a number of essential extras, including a feature-length Laura Mulvey audio commentary, and Mulvey and Wollen's first film collaboration, 'Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons'.
Actors:
, , Riannon Tise, , , Paula Melbourne, Crisse Trigger, , Marion Dain, Rosalind Delmer, Mary Dickenson, Rosamund Howe, , , Tina Keane, , Carole Mayer, Patsy Nightingale, Brenda Prince, Valerie Neale
Directors:
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Voiced By:
Mary Maddox, Mary Kelly
Writers:
Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen
Studio:
BFI Video
Genres:
Classics, Drama
BBFC:
Release Date:
23/09/2013
Run Time:
91 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.37:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Newly recorded feature-length audio commentary with director Laura Mulvey and academic Winfried Pauleit
  • Laura Mulvey in Conversation (2013, 15 mins): the filmmaker and academic discusses Riddles of the Sphinx
  • Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons (Peter Wollen and Laura Mulvey, 1974, 98 mins): trail-blazing avant-garde film exploring the image of the Amazonian woman in myth and popular culture
  • Fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Sophie Mayer, Laura Mulvey, Rob Young, and complete film credits
BBFC:
Release Date:
23/09/2013
Run Time:
91 minutes
Languages:
English LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Newly recorded feature-length audio commentary with director Laura Mulvey and academic Winfried Pauleit
  • Laura Mulvey in Conversation (2013, 15 mins): the filmmaker and academic discusses Riddles of the Sphinx
  • Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons (Peter Wollen and Laura Mulvey, 1974, 98 mins): trail-blazing avant-garde film exploring the image of the Amazonian woman in myth and popular culture
  • Fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Sophie Mayer, Laura Mulvey, Rob Young, and complete film credits

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A Very Difficult Film to Assess - Riddles of the Sphinx review by Cato

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10/04/2018

I find myself at a loss to review this film. It is unlike any film that I have watched for a long time, in that it is should really be classed as a forty year old documentary rather than a cinema film in any sense. I therefore relinquish my task to anyone who feels capable of reviewing it.

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