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'By concentrating on the bawdier Tales and disregarding their sequence, the director's interpretation obscures the way in which tales would engage in a dialogue with one another somewhat'

A film that is only good because everyone else says it is.

<ore than any other of Pasolini's films, it feels personal.

It is a mistake to simply sum the film up as simply a dated portrayal of quaint early Sixties ignorance.

There is something quite profound here about learning to achieve what you can in the moment and for making peace with a situation you are unable to change.

If Oedipus Rex is a challenging film for those used to more conventional aesthetic approaches this is thus with good reason and, in many respects, the entire point.

Celebrate the release.

It was the last of Pasolini’s movies to be released in the USA, is certainly his worst film and it is probably one of his most disgusting.

Fiennes is lean in look and in performance, bringing an intensity that proves compelling.

There’s no denying that the film’s polemical message is still relevant today, but it’s an old argument, didactically constructed.

Not still, but gently moving.