The Oedipus Project

The Oedipus Project is an innovative new digital initiative by Theater of War Productions that will present acclaimed actors performing scenes from Sophocles’ Oedipus the King as a catalyst for powerful, healing online conversations about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon diverse communities throughout the world . Sophocles’ ancient play, written and performed in 429 BC during the time of a plague that killed one-third of the Athenian population, is a timeless story of arrogant leadership, ignored prophecy, and a pestilence that ravages the city of Thebes. At the time the play was first performed, the audience would have been reeling in the wake of a pestilence and its economic, political, and social aftermath . Seen through this lens Oedipus the King appears to have been a powerful public health tool for helping Athenians communalize the trauma of the plague, through a story that is as relevant now as it was in its own time.

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The Oedipus Project regisserades av Bryan Doerries. I rollerna ses bland andra Oscar Isaac, Frances McDormand, John Turturro och Jeffrey Wright.

Speltiden är 1 timmar och 14 minuter. Originalspråket är engelska. Hos tittarna har filmen ett snittbetyg på 10.0 av 10 baserat på 1 röster. På Filmotek uppdaterar vi löpande var du kan streama, hyra eller köpa The Oedipus Project i Sverige.